The heroin trade would not be booming if Western governments were serious about combating drug consumption.

Well, if Europe is serious about its monetary union, it will have to get over its past.

Assessment The Ethical Policy was the first serious effort to create programmes for economic development in the tropics.

If the idea of a European banking union is serious, now is the moment to advance it.

If Israel and the international community are genuinely serious about ending the occupation, Hamas will cooperate.

If Russia were serious about economic integration, it would promote free trade agreements to facilitate trade in all directions.

Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

But these are risks worth taking if China is serious about assuming a global leadership role.

It will also require serious political talks between the Government and the rebel movements, more serious than have taken place thus far.

This is not serious policy.

This is a very serious newspaper it's Times of England very serious. This is a very gentlemen and ladies, be serious.

But waging a serious war requires a serious reorganization of Russia's power structures, which will be very painful.

In addition to the two options proposed by the High level Panel, the other more recent options were also the subject of serious and intense discussion.

Over the course of this year, Indians will find out if such efforts are serious and whether they will lead to reform or merely to deeper crisis.

a serious initiative for strengthening Europe s defense capabilities

It is high time for serious negotiations to begin.

Serious Negotiations or Hot Confrontation with Iran?

That is the basis for serious talk.

If they are serious about preventing the spread of these monstrous weapons and averting their use they will work energetically and expeditiously to eliminate them completely.

But I don't believe in hope without endeavor.

No, the shopkeeper replied. I'm quite serious. You saw the price tag.

But serious opposition will require serious leadership.

There is no serious, well articulated action plan on the fugitives.

Serious efforts have been exerted in this regard.

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No peace settlement is under serious consideration.

Droughts and heat waves are a harbinger of our future, carbon cuts are needed now more than ever, and yet meaningful policies have not been enacted.

If Beijing is serious about building strategic partnerships with the West, it should back up its charm offensive with deeds and take the initiative in fostering more effective cooperation.

It is incumbent on the Palestinian leadership, if it is serious about peace, to reject these forces and act to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure as it is obligated and equipped to do.

The following video from WebdoTN shows the recommencement of protests on Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

If the US is as serious about promoting freedom abroad as it claims, it should not be hindering one of its closest ally s efforts to strengthen its democracy.

So Benedict set off a serious debate in Britain and beyond.

Obama s approval should be conditional on Canada enforcing serious environmental safeguards.

The hugging and kissing between Bush, Peres, and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert were undeniably moving, but they were also troubling and not only because serious references to the Palestinians were, for the most part, not on the agenda.

With a soft economy, a badly compromised financial system, and serious concerns about rising inflation, the long term dollar trend is downward, however the current crisis ends.

The American public is simply not being asked to make any serious sacrifices.

So there is no serious international effort to force them to do so.

Finally, China needs to get serious about its corruption problem.

But this point appears to be based more on anecdotes than serious research.

Tunisian netizens have expressed their relief at the lifting of the ban on protesting on Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

Ad hoc briefings in that regard cannot constitute a serious consultative exercise.

In China, November s Third Plenum of the Communist Party Central Committee will show whether China is serious about reforms aimed at shifting from investment led to consumption led growth.

But if governments and central banks are serious about identifying alternatives to the dollar and the euro, now is the time to start and GDP linked bonds are the place to look.

As a first step to recovery, the US must undertake serious financial sector reforms.