| It is whackily comic with irreverent overtones and moments of quite startling seriousness. |
| His manner belied the seriousness of the potential charges against him as an accomplice to murder. |
| In all seriousness, does it really matter that dodos, quaggas and others are no more? |
| The report spoke with great seriousness of the value of women as soldiers, warriors. |
| Their pursuit of an advanced degree is a sign of their seriousness about their vocation. |
| Their long black gowns are intended to convey the prestige, seriousness, and scholarliness of their calling. |
