He'd led a serious effort to shut down banks suspected of money laundering and other crimes.
Like Dennis Masellis, Francis Vitale Jr. looked like a successful executive with a serious hobby.
That makes it a serious threat to Apple, Microsoft and the rest of the non-Android smartphone players.
Most of all, Isaiah Berlin was a serious scholar, probably the past century's greatest historian of ideas.
ECONOMIST: And what it says about the role of public intellectuals
The latter phenomenon is what happened in 2005 when the Amazon rainforest was hit by a serious drought.
In fact, almost everyone with a serious mental illness is legally responsible for their actions.
FORBES: Holmes Wants to Plead Insanity For Colorado Theater Shooting. What Does Insanity Mean?
Somewhere around 57, I finally lost the weight through a serious commitment to exercise and diet.
And there really are still many parts of the world where this is a serious threat.
You know, lots of senior and serious central bankers examining the problem in a serious manner.
FORBES: How to Kill the European Banks: And the European Economy
The Thatcher government turned to creative agencies to convey a serious public service message.
FORBES: How Margaret Thatcher Transformed the Creative Industry
The market blew up when Penn Central went under in 1970, precipitating a serious financial crisis.
Efficient robots will drive harmful discharges to near negligible levels, a serious issue for paint plants.
China is also unique in encountering a serious problem with aging while still a poor country.
In a subsequent debate, Michele Bachmann sounded like a serious candidate, and became the new frontrunner.
With all these forces in play, why not make a serious monetary experiment using Cyprus?
FORBES: Cyprus Has, In Effect, Moved Out Of The Eurozone Roach Motel
Representative CHRIS BELL (Democrat, Texas): I am a serious man with a serious plan.
But those powers were never sufficient to enable a serious tax-cutting offer to be sustained.
"That's when we knew a serious mistake had been made, " Valdivieso told the Times.
Again, a serious subject - although perhaps this produced rather less of immediate interest.
The 21-year-old missed out on pre-season last summer after suffering a serious ankle injury.
Mr Davies was keen to stress there was a serious point to the trip.
The solution is to make a serious, conservative bid to help the poor and vulnerable.
There was a serious effort in that direction, wasn't there, earlier in the hospitals?
Further emotional strain followed in October when his father was hospitalized for a serious respiratory infection.
CNN: Visualizing greatness: How Novak Djokovic rose to the top
But a serious downside to a Romney-Ryan ticket may be Ryan's specific policy ideas.
CNN: Ryan pick will steer Romney campaign to treacherous waters
Michigan is also reporting a serious outbreak, with over 600 cases so far this year.
FORBES: Did False Autism-Vaccine Link Cause Whooping Cough Epidemic?
Local politicians said the news was a serious blow for the people of Renfrewshire.
Sina, for example, is emerging as a serious competitor to Tencent and Baidu in China.
FORBES: Will You Shut Up About This Being Another Internet Bubble Already?
"It was a good response, we took the game in a serious way, " he said.
In the event that there was a serious issue, Baumgartner still had a choice.
应用推荐