If serious reprisals did come, Mrs Albright would have to shoulder much of the responsibility.
If serious growth returns, the resulting resource price spikes, particularly oil and food, will soon kill it again.
There seems to be room to fudge this requirement, if serious deliberations can be said to be in progress.
Monitoring the status quo may be possible but, if serious fighting restarts, peacekeeping will be out of the question.
That might change if serious money started to change hands on the exchange.
An Obama review of regulations and instructions to agencies is welcome if serious, but actually reducing regulations will be another game altogether.
If serious misunderstandings and suspicions among the Western allies are to be avoided, it is vital that Germany make a full disclosure of all the agreements it has reached with Moscow.
But he does not discuss how these would-be pilgrims might react if serious fighting broke out in the West Bank when the May 1999 deadline for the Oslo peace process has passed.
If we're serious about strengthening small businesses, if we're serious about creating a climate where our entrepreneurs can succeed, if we're serious about giving you the chance to prosper and grow, I believe, this administration firmly believes, that we need to pass health insurance reform in the United States of America.
There are a number of measures that we believe have enjoyed bipartisan support -- can, should and will enjoy bipartisan support this fall if people are serious about -- if members of Congress are serious about trying to help the economy, which we believe is their number one obligation.
But it is important to move seriously, and we will insist that the Iranians move in a serious way if they are serious about engaging with the P5-plus-1 and finding a solution here that, one, ensures that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon, and, two, therefore allows Iran to end its isolation and rejoin the community of nations.
Such regional proposals, if given serious backing, would do much to cut through the tangle of Asia's noodle bowl of deals.
If a serious offer does come, it can all go through quickly.
What if a serious form of asthma or heart condition is discovered that could cause sudden death or stroke under the extreme conditions of professional competition?
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While many believe that it is still possible to meet the targets if a serious enough effort were engaged immediately, this is getting less possible with each passing day.
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Any decision about the painting's current export will now be deferred until 7 April 2013, with a possible extension to 7 August if a serious intention to purchase the painting is found.
Mars has said that an extra one million metric tons, or 1.1 million short tons, of cocoa will be needed to satisfy global demand by 2020 if no serious efforts are put in place to increase productivity in nations such as Ivory Coast, where farmers are already turning to alternative crops such as rubber or abandoning their small holdings altogether.
Rates so low seem to be depressing the dollar and pushing commodity prices upward, and the central bankers might be expected to try to tighten up their monetary policy if there was any serious signs of inflation or if the economy wasn't seen teetering on the verge of recession.
But what I've also said is if we're serious about reducing the deficit, if this is genuinely a moral obligation to the next generation, then in addition to some tough spending cuts, we've also got to make sure that the wealthy do a little bit more.
If we are serious about creating jobs, we need to rethink the problem from the start.
If you are serious about boiling cheaters in oil then you cannot spare the child.
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If Democrats are serious about fighting inequality, their top priority ought to be tax reform.
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They haven't had the leverage that we could bring to bear if we were serious.
If he is serious about the deficit, this was the time to show it.
And if Republicans were serious about addressing that issue, they would pass that bill tomorrow.
Other Europeans, such as Alcatel, are interested too: if Siemens is serious, it should move fast.
If people are serious about carbon capture and storage, they will have to pay for it.
But Ellison has other billionaires to compete with if he gets serious about AEG.
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If they are serious about tackling youth unemployment, they need to be serious about funding colleges.
If Pakistan is serious about defeating the Taliban, the tribal areas must be somewhat tamed.
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