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United States' transfer of technology to the People's Republic of China has been the target of serious PRC efforts over the last two decades,

U.S. meat and poultry employers put workers at predictable risk of serious physical injury even though the means to avoid such injury are known and feasible, ... In doing so, they violate the right of workers to a safe place of employment.

WorldCom will consider any serious offer but it is highly unlikely we would consider selling any of our core assets such as MCI or local assets.

We feel that he is making a very, very serious mistake in this case, that there are innocent young men whose lives can be ruined if they are charged in this case.

We're facing a serious crisis that may end up culling some of the very best people out of the biomedical research enterprise. There will be people who lose all funding or have gaps in funding so they can't maintain the infrastructure they've built.

We're extremely honored to have Sonia Sanchez at this year's festival. For decades now, she has been an original, serious voice who movingly describes the African-American experience.

We're in very, very serious discussions with Brian.

We're getting into a year where we have a lot of serious decisions to make. Ed's qualified to do the job and he's here.

We're a young team. We have a whole lot of young players, but they take the game serious and they want to be good.

Three to six months' worth of savings for living expenses is the minimum every household should have, no matter its income. Any less can leave people vulnerable to serious financial woes if they hit unexpected difficulties, like a job loss or medical problem. It's a good habit for all working people to put away a reasonable portion of their take-home pay into some form of liquid savings.

Throughout my college years, I'd watch my sister squeal every Christmas as she unwrapped another 'Buffy' DVD set. I didn't know much about the series, but I was filled with that obnoxious self-importance that comes from having decided to be an Academic Who Reads Serious Things.

We're ready to compete. We're very serious about this. Search evolves. We have a product that I think is part of that.

With the serious energy problems we will face this winter, what DOE is proposing is like shutting down the FEMA regional offices before the next hurricane. These are the extension agents of energy efficiency, and we should be adding to rather than cutting their ranks.

With the proper design, occupants in the vehicles can walk away without serious injury.

Ultimately it's not serious in any way as proposed legislation, but it's very serious with regard to what the committee's real alternatives are, ... The chairman is actively working to make sure that it's ANWR -- and (the Arctic refuge) alone.

Ultimately, I am responsible for their actions and I take full responsibility. But I want to stress that these are good kids who come from good families, who made a serious mistake in judgment.

Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he's not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn't even say that.

I take literature as a really serious human activity. It's not just a playful thing. It can be hilarious and wonderful and performative, but I think it's really serious.

People - just weird people are attracted to Miami. And they come there not for serious reasons, usually.

As you get older, you get a bit more serious.

If women were in charge, abortion would be a sacrament, an occasion of deep and serious and sacred meaning.

I saw 'Avatar' in the theater eight times and I got booed for it. I'm totally serious. First of all, I love that movie. I totally love that movie, but nothing intrigues me more than the fact that it made like $2.7 billion and so how many people had to see it for it to make that much money.

We're still pretty funny but we realized that when things are too funny out front, people don't get through to the serious core, ... We wanted to show the other side.

We're starting to show the world. Nevada in particular is really becoming a serious renewable energy state.

We've got movement. We've got interest. We've got serious talks with persons interested in the ferry. But we've got no done deal yet. ... We haven't entered into the end-game negotiations.

We've got a very serious problem, ... Wolf Blitzer Reports.

We've tried to build something that will be attractive for everybody from 5 to 95. And folks who are serious racers will have a nice venue. I think the event and party rooms will be popular. It's a great place for office or company outings and graduation parties.

The most serious problem facing humankind is climate change.

For the Sanders supporters, there's a thought that the people who are well off are doing really great, and the system is systematically unfair, and that's a very deeply felt and serious objection to the current situation.

We have said that when the World Cup comes back to Europe it is something that we will give serious consideration to.

We have no problem with the board aiming for a higher price. However, should the company pursue the limited breakup alone, we have serious concerns about whether that risky strategy will ultimately yield better returns for current shareholders.

We have multiple critical injuries and multiple serious injuries and some minor injuries,

Just as we are often moved to merriment for no other reason than that the occasion calls for seriousness, so we are correspondingly serious when invited too freely to be amused.

For I too liked reading, thought of a frivolous and childish kind; I could not digest or comprehend the serious or substantial.

Sex is no longer a serious taboo. Teenagers sometimes know more about it than adults.

Lack of awareness of the basic unity of organism and environment is a serious and dangerous hallucination.

Credit-default swaps, I think, have serious problems associated with them.

My favorite kind of film is serious comedy. Comedy with serious underpinning.

We want the Iranians to negotiate, whether it's with the EU-3 or Russia or any other country, on a serious basis.

We want to try to apprehend those people and take action against them for the most serious crime for which they are eligible for prosecution,

We want to thank the secretary-general for his personal and very prompt decision to waive privileges and immunities, ... This is now a serious law enforcement matter and we will have no further comment.

If I could not smile, I think my situation would be even more serious.

I think the presidency is much too serious a thing to just play politics with.

Marijuana addiction is a serious problem

Serious and good art has always existed to help, to serve, humanity. Not to indict.

Don't be serious, be sincere.

I'm not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a "serious actress" entails.

I'm an Academy Award winner. I'm serious.

A child's nature is too serious a thing to admit of its being regarded as a mere appendage to another being.

I did what I have been told to do by my queen. In so doing, I fell into a trap I couldn't escape. I still can't." "The trap of LUUUUVVVV, I thought sarcastically. But he was too serious, too calm, to mock.

I'm an extremely determined person. I'm very serious about what I do.

Charlie Brown got hit with a line-drive!" "Does anyone here know anything about first-aid?" "It's probably not serious... Second or third-aid will do.

We are already not talking about occasional experiments, but of serious changes in Russia's position. Russia is more and more thinking that it needs to put pressure on everyone.

We are all serious about our sports, but we are more serious about making sure the kids have good lives, support and believe in how God is going to be able to help and move you in everyday life.

The reduction in the speed lessens the potential for serious rear-end crashes.

Getting rewarded for being pregnant when you're a teenager? Are you serious? I mean, that makes me want to kill somebody.

I think whatever comes natural is probably the truth, and the truth is the strongest form of anything - whether serious or funny.

Obama was quite serious when he said he was going to change the world. And now he has a national crisis, a personal mandate, a pliant Congress, a desperate public -- and, at his disposal, the greatest pot of money in galactic history.

[The] vain and transitory scenes of human greatness are unworthy of a serious thought.

Just because I’m cheeky, doesn’t mean I’m not serious

You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf.

I understand from those who adore him, he [Julian Assange] has a great sense of humor which rarely gets an airing because he's dealing with such serious issues.

No one's serious at seventeen.

Many people don't know that I experienced a blood clot caused by deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, which is when a blood clot forms in a deep vein in the body, often the leg or thigh. I'm fortunate that my DVT was diagnosed and treated before it led to something even more serious and that's why I encourage people to talk to their doctor if they think something is wrong. I've teamed up with Janssen Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness about blood clot prevention and treatment.

Very serious mistakes were made by previous governments, and Greece was ready to be abandoned by its partners and to leave the eurozone, which would have created total catastrophe.

We actually do listen, and a lot of board members have some serious issues with some of these rules,

We achieved our goal with the Ignite ball by offering the serious player easier access to 3-piece performance. This ball is perfect for the player who is looking for lower spin and maximum distance. We also believe that it will instill confidence in players' attempts to shape shots so that they can reach greens in regulation and, ultimately, attack pins.

We absolutely think that we can get a deal done if management is serious about reaching a comprehensive agreement.

You're at your best, when you're focused and you're serious and passionate about what you do, but at the same time you can relax and have fun and be confident.

I guess I strike people as very serious, or very intense.

Visuals are as artistic as sounds, so being serious about both isn't a contradiction to me.

Every major industrial society believes it has a serious youth problem.

Rapping is the only time I'm serious.

It's not meant to be entertaining. If you want entertainment, go to the pictures. This is serious!

The small town smart set is deadly serious about its smartness.

It's not controversial to say that human activity is contributing in some way. The question is how serious that is.

Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active banks that make up a very substantial part of our banking system.

Civil marriage is a very serious problem. I think that even the religious understands that we must look for some kind of a solution because we have some contradictions. . I'm sure there are many solutions.

One must speak about serious things seriously.

What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won't seem important at all.

As the newspaper industry continues to contract, one of the most commonly voiced fears is that serious investigative journalism will be among the victims of the scaleback. And, indeed, many newspapers are drastically reducing their investigative teams.

When it came to formal classes, I was a slacker. But I've always been a diligent autodidact and can teach myself virtually any subject if I have a serious interest in it.

If I could bust out and eat anything... if I ever stop fighting, I could put on some serious weight with sweets.

Be serious. Folk songs are serious. That's what Pete Seeger told me. Arlo, I only wanna tell you one thing. Folk songs are serious. And I said Right.

There is a lot of relief for daters who are serious about wanting to be in a relationship. This comes in the form of what appears to be dramatic changes like speed dating and Internet dating.

To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort

We are always afraid to start something that we want to make very good, true, and serious.

I wasn't a hippie and I wasn't even a bohemian. I was extremely earnest and serious.

We are going to have to go back home and do some serious training and get in shape if we are going to take on the Kiwis.

We are holding the meeting to quell parents' fears. We are working very quickly to identify those people we feel had the most serious risk of exposure so we can get them tested immediately.

An interval of meditation, serious and grateful, was the best corrective of everything dangerous.

An annuity is a very serious business.

So we do have our exits and our entrances and we are perhaps mere, but I think if one keep a certain joyousness in life which should be in playing, then good for one, but it's slightly more serious than that.

This is a serious problem of major concern, and we have got to approach it in a way that is consistent with this nation's tradition as a nation of immigrants, focusing on legal immigration, supporting that in the right way and doing everything possible consistent with the Constitution to control illegal immigration, and we will continue in those efforts.

I wanted to be a jockey. I'm serious. First time I got on a horse, I loved it. That's what I wanted to be, but my dad asked me to start performing with my family.

What we need are specifics, a proposal on the table, so we can really evaluate whether Microsoft is serious about settlement talks, or whether it is just using the talk about talk to advance its public relations position, which has suffered grievously during this trial because their case has been so weak.

There is a serious shift going from the growth companies in the old economy to growth companies in the new economy that have been quite tarnished over the past nine months. The tech recession was the catalyst and we are genuinely seeing a slowdown in old economy sectors.

There is a serious disconnect between the issue at hand and the banking industry. I don't think they realize just how much the consumer needs to be informed.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants--more than anything else--to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are--and have always been.

There is a serious decline in the overall amount of advertising that's going to be spent overall. We're seeing it across the board.