be serious

The kid , just sat before the computer and played the happy farm . I asked him to be serious and he pretended to hear nothing.

And if they say, ah, you know, the United States and China, they're not serious about this, then they won't be serious either.

"Something's happened on the line ahead" , said the driver, "it must be serious" . It was.

Adm. Allen, then the Coast Guard's commandant, was dispatched to the scene; he later said he knew right away the spill would be serious.

The violence was subsiding and I thought he might be serious about peace.

However, the injury is not thought to be serious enough to rule him out of international duty next week.

So he said he wanted to hold off until he was prepared to be serious.

"They have to be serious and accept that they didn't see what was right in front of their eyes, " he said.

pope: Next time you bad-mouth me to one of my superiors , there are going to be serious consequences. Do I make myself clear, Captain?

Since he is in you and with you, the difficulty cannot be serious. Look within, and you will find him.

I can tell you with responsibility that Uncle Li is very angry with you and the consequence will be serious.

Boys and girls, I'd like to be serious for a moment if I may. Spotlight please.

We have to be serious about lightweight vehicles, " he said. "

It's got to be serious if the New York Times puts a cover story of their February 17th Sunday magazine about play.

Some of them could actually be serious so aching feet should not be left alone, thinking that it is only due to age.

Officials said the injury does not appear to be serious.

However , proponents of a green stimulus also claim that there will be serious consequences if the money is misspent .

"Something's happened on the line ahead" , said the driver, "it must be serious" .

Should the case be serious the State Administration for Industry and Commerce may impose a fine or confiscate the gold and silver.

That was a small thing but told me that I need to be serious to one thing.

Oh, no, you can't be serious. I never expect anything like this would happened. What are we going to do?

The doctor gave her a hint that her son's illness might BE serious.

I might miss my daughter, I might miss a beautiful woman, it would be serious if I missed him, though.

You guys can't be serious. You're just a kid, and he's like a mental case.

Be serious if you think you are the right person we wanted, welcome to bid!

Alexander Andrews: I haven't seen you cry since you were a baby. This must be serious. Where 'd you meet him?

I need you to be serious. -You've got a newspaper on your head.

Apparently, one will face many possibilities which could be worse, so mum asked me to be serious to every person.

But Ma said she was misread and there is no need to be serious in an entertainment program.

Indeed, for Christensen and the thousands of people who have been touched by his work, play can be serious business.

Can be serious in some extent however at times can be playful and able to crack jokes with her.

As John McEnroe used to say at Wimbledon, you cannot be serious.

Can you be serious for a moment, we've been dating for 6 months now, I really like you. I'd like to take a relationship to the next level.

Tamiflu was also linked to an increased risk of vomiting, which can be serious in children as it causes dehydration.

The one renewable-energy source it still seems to be serious about is biofuels.

It should be noted that complications can be serious enough to require revision surgeries.

A talk and presentation of 18-minutes length is long enough to be serious and short enough to hold people's attention.

Should the case be serious a fine may be imposed or supply may be discontinued.

After years of procrastination, China has at last shown itself to be serious about doing what is necessary to join the WTO.

If nonprofits are going to be serious about financial self-sufficiency, they must adopt more aggressive pricing policies.

But the daily treatment can be very costly. And there can be serious short- and long-term side effects.

In a world of trade in goods completed within natural borders this departure from a global trade agreement would not be serious.

Side effects of drug or surgical therapy can be serious, and many nervous system disorders have no effective treatment.

French officials seem unable to accept that such differences might be serious.

To hold on is to be serious and uptight. To let go is to lighten up.

Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.

Even when I was a child, pretending to be serious but in fact making jokes to cause troubles had been very easy for me.

Be serious is not to teach you to earn your bread, but to make every mouthful sweeter.

Come on guys, knock it off. We need to be serious and figure out a strategy for the game tonight.

If the root ball falls apart, there could be serious damage to the hair roots and this could affect the overall health of your rose bush.

The implications of the finding could be serious for countries around the Bengal Basin in South Asia.

In order to minimize damage to the heart, blood flow must be restored promptly, or the effects can be serious, often even fatal.

Yes, and I hope to engage you to be serious likewise.

Literary production is of game's nature, but the network creation is the game which most pretends to be serious.

There might be serious legal and commercial consequences for News International.

"You can be serious without a suit, " read one of the tenets.

You can't be serious. You think I slept with this girl?

The situation tends to be serious.

Though remittances have not fallen much yet, an uprising in an oil-rich Gulf kingdom would be serious.

At last the winter was ended, but an event, the consequences of which might be serious occurred in the first days of the returning spring.

The consequences of this disconnect between development and operations can be serious.

Moreover, both sides now claim in their different ways to be serious about tackling the deficit and the entitlement spending that drives it.

But let's be serious -- a new player just took 11% of what used to be the PC market.

good team work spirit, strong sense of responsibilities, be serious and considerate.

You gave examples of paradox . Why shouldn't someone be serious when a Chinese man invites him to dinner? It sounds absurd!

"China appears to be serious about going electric, " says Mike Dunne, motor analyst at JD Power, the consultancy, in Shanghai.

Otherwise, some departments that were not involved in a decision will not be serious and diligent about it, so it will not be executed well.

Reform of the drug agency may have begun to be serious.

"If Americans are going to be serious about losing weight, " says Popkin, "then they need something that's serious. "

But its impact may be serious, depending on how the international community responds to the issue.

Tell him to behave himself! He'd better be serious if he wants to bet.

For the G. O. P. plan turns out not to be serious at all.

And any time there is a distressed sale, there are likely to be serious problems with say the title or other legal issues.

That there would be serious problems in our financial institutions was apparent since early 2007, with the bursting of the bubble.

VI seal must be serious and responsible management, strict compliance, handle matters impartially.

"And now to be serious, our company is planned for an award channel, " said Xiao Wang.

Isn't the number an important thing to know about someone you might be serious about?

Huang, said: "" I do not consider online worshipping to be serious enough.

If the evaluation of circumstances he started on a large scale, it may be serious consequences.

All students should be told that there will be serious consequences for any boy harassing a girl in this manner.

Researchers from Ghent University in Belgium said there could be "serious clinical consequences" for patients.

Be serious to your remanent life. Unfortunately-we cannot witness the doomsday, we can only see the end of our lives, damn!

adult baby listen to music with attitude must be serious and not just speech, let them develop the habit of quietly listening to music.

If the joint leaks, then tighten the nut wrench can be used, must be serious leakage disassembly.

I enjoy laughter and playfulness, but I can be serious when it is needed.

Even more disturbing was New Delhi's demand that China evacuate the entire territory before there could be serious border talks.

For someone known to be serious, no-nonsense and cocky sometimes, the 32-year-old musician has a surprisingly soft and romantic side too.

Be serious with everything, treasuring everyday, and be kind to all of your friends.

Whatever your environment, you are strongly advised to be serious about security matters.

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis in femoral hernia is an uncommon condition that can be serious.

Depression may also be serious diseases, such as the precursor of pancreatic cancer, brain tumor, Parkinson's, alzheimer's disease, etc.

So it is hard for women to be serious about their work without being accused of toughness and competitiveness.

Can you just be serious, for just a second?

The Iranian government must recognise that there will be serious consequences for failing to protect our staff.

Realize he's being funny when when he needs to be serious.

Coccidiosis can be serious in kittens because their immune systems aren't fully developed yet.

Then you can jump on your thoughts, play with them, throw them here and there, dance with them, but not be serious about them.

American and European officials say Iran may be serious about returning to talks about its nuclear program.

Henry James Senior encouraged his children to be serious but not lugubrious, to be ambitious but unworldly.

Our regulatory and enforcement authorities would, as always, be serious in tackling those who are in breach of the requirements.

Must not defy the law would be serious harm to life, not only harm himself and harm others.

However, nuclear weapons have greatly devastating, and if no safety protection, precision of nursing, will be serious threat to mankind.

Internal injuries may not be evident, but may be serious or life-threatening.

Moreover, the teacher seemed to be serious and rigid and assigned a lot of homework and journal articles, which thoroughly exhausted me.

The bottom line is this: if you are serious about your Web site, you've got to be serious about keyword choice.

Ok, let us be serious: What beauty means, is a very personal interpretation.

Let's be serious. We've been dating for six months now and I really like you.

Different from Chinese, foreigners under the same circumstances tend to be serious.

Congress needs to be serious about deficit reduction, and it also needs to be serious about foreign policy.

Note: please be serious in choosing wipes with a sticky feeling and smell.

'If Doha failed, there would be serious institutional damage to the WTO, ' which is managing the trade talks.

Chris : Right, but then I'm tired at work. I can't do that. I have to be serious about things.

So, to be serious about food production starts here, in this country, now.

We must be serious and decided--for, after all, the person who has contracted, debts must pay them.

Please remember graduation thesis is meant to be serious.

The case for Huawei is that, Madam Sun's security links notwithstanding, it appears to be serious about increasing transparency.

We have to stay in focus, we have to be serious and if you want to change quickly, I think we have to work hard.

But if there's radio interference or some other glitch with either the patch or the pump, there could be serious health consequences.

Please be serious. The experiment is no laughing matter.

If prices don't adjust smoothly for any reason then the economic consequences could be serious.

The injury isn't thought to be serious, and Neville is looking forward to.

Please be serious programmers and send me previous apps that you have constructed, link to your portfolio if applicable.

To be serious, d'you agree or not?

If world temperatures continue to increase this will bring rising sea levels, the impact of which could be serious for Europe.

now for us to get down to Business and be serious about this.

Some dismiss shoplifting simply as a cost of doing business. Yet it can be serious.

Be serious, John! Don't make fun of me.

Tools like Google Books and other ebook platforms will soon be serious alternatives to idiosyncratic, local search interfaces.

Erosion of pipes and vessels from abrasion by particles can be serious.

The health effects of lead can be serious, especially for children.

These factors have proven to be serious barriers for widespread use of learning AI techniques.

Real estate bubble is the main manifestation of asset bubbles, once itcollages, the damage to society and economic will be serious.

She could be serious, but I don't think so.

Stop jesting and be serious for a moment! .

He was really joking; he was only pretending to be serious.

You also have to know that there will be serious inflation between the time you retire and the day you die.

This forum is a platform of discussion and study, and everybody should be serious.

"After all, it's generally accepted that it's best to be serious and low-key in the workplace, " he concluded.

You can't be serious. How dare you not tell me you were going to marry her?

I find it's actually getting really hard to be serious.

However, there will be serious temperature rise and large temperature gradient in heat affected zone in process of grinding.

let's be serious about this. This is not a joke.

WHEN your own lawyers turn on you, things must be serious.

You want to be serious and you want also all the pleasures the world can give.

But we know that the Government of India will not be serious about this warning .

We have to be serious about our future.

If you can't be serious, we'll talk about something else or nothing at all.

Twitter is, after all, supposed to be serious.

Mere bravado, perhaps, but many Venezuelans fear he may be serious.

Third, schizophrenia hallucinations, delusions of domination, it can be serious acts of violence and self-mutilation.

The link builder should be serious, highly experienced.

Rash can be serious and can require stopping Incivek or all three drugs in the treatment regimen.

Even a light blow to the head can be serious.

Golf is just like a love story, if you don't be serious, you will feel it dull.

The results of bad credit can be serious. 70% of employers look at the credit histories of job candidates.

Don't know! Ah, Carrie, what makes you say that? Don't torment me. Be serious.

Is that true? Please be serious to your study of the history in Xinjiang.

Maybe you don't want to be serious with me?

She should be serious. She should cherish our friendship.

I think it's just a crush. You can't be serious.

Blindness can be serious handicap.

lf Harry had told me he could only be serious about me if l were Jewish.

Does it sound like you're joking when you want to be serious?

Love: Romance that should be serious. Passion of life.

But it certainly couldn't be serious business slap bang in the middle of the paddock, could it?

Jason: Okay, fine, fine. But rappelling down a mountain, Maggie? Come on, you can't be serious.

That can be a sign of pertussis, or whooping cough, which can be serious and has been more prevalent in the past few years.

You should be serious in class. Don't behave in a noisy, gay, and boisterous manner.

You can be serious without a suit.

When I'm dead, I assume there'll still be serious problems of a social nature as there are now.

Can be serious and passionate in same degree in life.

There is a time to be serious. Don't mix things.

Han Jia, doing research should be serious. The three pagodas should be in Dali.

BBC English at Work Episode 26: You cannot be serious!

Be serious and no more laughing, guys. You are under robbery.

Even minor head injuries can be serious.

Aircraft warned to straighten up, "fly right, " and be serious.

We all need to earn our living, to be serious at one point or another, to solve difficult life questions and to be . . . adults.

meaning to be serious about one's work.

The result can be serious disability or death.

Better be serious, or else you'll be thrown into the funny farm. .

you cant possibly be serious. Air Travel isnt going anywhere.

What is the different between male and female on sports? Do people in your country regard sports to be serious?

When you make a promise, please be serious and make sure that you can keep it for someone believes in you.

The first man said, "You can't be serious . I could never shoot my wife. "

Alright, now let's be serious. Actually. . . you'll take an exam today.

It would however be serious, too, in other ways.

The results of bad credit can be serious.

Be serious! Love is not a plaything.

It may not be serious but it is urgent.

Come on! Be serious, you can't run more fast than Liuxiang at all.

If your friend needs your help, don't wave her off - her problem will be serious.

Be serious with your job.

First of all, what does it mean to be serious?

a slight delay in my orders will not be serious.

This is what I need to become to be serious!

Gordon: You can't be serious. You want to apply to become an airline pilot ?

Do you want me to be serious?

The man said, "You can't be serious, I could never shoot my wife. "

Don, t be serious; it, s only a trick.

"Be serious, " said Enjolras.

This is serious to these girls. And this should be serious to you.

Be serious and sing the national anthem loudly.

Can you be serious for a moment?

Always be serious to work and have the confidence to complete any missions.

I say, look at yourself, be serious, be committed, put your whole mind into it - right?

When is it going to be finished? When you catch him, when you arrest him? -Be serious.

It will be serious warning that our customers begin to complain.

Oh, Kevin, be serious for once. I mean really. . .

This is a very -- (Laughter) -- gentlemen and ladies, be serious.

"Well, let it be serious, " said Denisov.

Nigel: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining.

Annie: You can't be serious. How dare you not tell me you are going to marry her?

Be serious for a moment; this is important.

You can't be serious. That really crosses the line.

Ladies and gentlemen, let's be serious here.

Some inherited anemias, such as sickle cell anemia, can be serious and lead to life-threatening complications.

Does it look like it could be serious?

She can't be serious. She doesn't mind it at all.

Minor wounds that would hurt but that wouldn't be serious.

Andy, be serious. You are not trying , You are whining.

Don't be serious. He just played a trick on you just now.

I can reliably inform you that uncle Li is very angry, and the consequences will be serious.

He is used to be serious and very shy.

so that he may always be serious , yet never take himself too seriously.

I have to be serious to start working from this day!

Be serious ! Don't change the topic !

Be serious. This is no laughing matter.

You must be serious about your study.

But could he possibly be serious?

She is a mature and competent person . . . will be serious and thoroughly prepared in any job situation.

Do be serious for just five minutes.

You can't be serious, you're just pulling my leg.

When crowds of people actually go out and run after dangerous storms, there can be serious problems.

We should be serious to help them solve the problems of work and learning.

TED STRIKER Surely you can't be serious.

No, please be serious, this one.

No, you can't be serious. Really? What?

You must be joking. You can't be serious.

Some economists think the power shortages will be serious enough to slow China's booming economic growth, which topped 10 percent last year.

Surely, you can't be serious. -I am serious. . . and don't call me Shirley .

Can? t you be serious for once?

be serious! i'm not kidding.

You can't be serious, Bella. Tell me you're not that stupid?

First of all, be serious about it.

Can't you be serious?

He must be joking. He can't be serious.

She couldn't be serious.

The bends can be serious, and they can even cause death. But the bends are rare.

Even if we're just going through the moves, I want to be serious and do a good job.