In a half-joking, half-serious way she asked me what I was doing.
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Moreover, the organizers were able to boast a hundred world premieres, including up to half a dozen serious Oscar hopefuls.
If they do not have that effect, it may be that the problem of voting discrimination--which was, of course, quite serious half a century ago--has been entirely solved.
Only two and a half countries in Europe are serious about defence: us, the French and the Germans (the half).
They gave the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) 40 extra seats and, by doing so, gave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) its first serious challenger in half a century (see second chart).
In the latter half of the twentieth century more serious attention was paid to actually honoring those deals.
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But it was not until the dying seconds of a tepid first half that either goal came under serious threat, with James fumbling Ashton's swerving long-range shot behind for a corner.
More than half of those taken to hospital with serious injuries arrive with some airway obstruction.
Creighton (28-8) went cold and never made a serious run in the second half.
The government considered them serious enough to send out half the police force to keep the peace.
At some of the nation's top medical centers more than half of cancer patients passed away in serious, uncontrolled pain.
In the Superfrog and Half Full triathlons, he is a serious candidate to win, though with little if anything at stake.
Stoke did manage a revival of sorts in the second half, but Blackburn were never in serious danger of seeing their lead clawed back.
This is the most serious financial crisis in a half century.
Bikers over the age of 60 were three times more likely to be admitted to hospital compared with those in their 20s and 30s - and two-and-a-half times more likely to sustain a serious injury.
While Bothroyd's knee injury looks more serious as he was forced off half way through the first half to be replaced by Ross McCormack.
The 24-year-old Stormers player was named world player of the year in 2004 and missed half of the 2006 season after suffering a serious neck injury.
Stoke might still be without an away win all season but proved in the second half that they are capable of posing a serious threat going forward.
Half of Floridians are experiencing three or more serious problems resulting from the changing economy, according to a new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
India too had several serious economic issues during the first half of the year (including high import duties, market turmoil and a local spike in the price of gold) that resulted in a reduction for gold jewelry.
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While no single Android phone has approached the popularity of the iPhone, Android smartphones as a whole have become a serious force, capturing more than half the overall market during the last quarter. (Android phones amounted to 52% of the global market compared to about 15% for the iPhone, according to Gartner).
The Chelsea player was substituted with what looked like a serious injury midway through the first-half after being cynically hacked down.
Neither issue's a deal-breaker, but it's a little disappointing that something this physically big, not doing any serious local processing, can only manage half the battery life of something like Apple's iPad playing a game like Riptide GP.
People need to stop having these half-thought out reactions to this matter and get serious.
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In half of the trusts running acute hospitals, there were serious flaws in the way they counted costs, chiefly in recording the amount of activity.
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About half of the 34 Senate seats up this year are unlikely to see serious competition.
The side effects that caused it and other antipsychotics like Haldol to fall out of favor, including serious neurological problems, might take longer than a year and a half to develop.
It is reported that around half of all university under-graduates fail to complete their courses, and a serious skills shortage in the country continues to hold back the growth of the economy.
Glasgow played their part in a thrilling contest, despite coming into the game without any serious hopes of reaching the last eight and without injured first-choice half-backs Dan Parks and Mark McMillan.
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