' Now maybe we'll be a little better equipped to handle the situation, to know whether the person is serious or not, or whether they have really thought it through to see if it really makes sense.

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There are plenty of media moguls and would-be moguls out there who are always willing to kick the tires whenever a well-known brand comes up for sale and who like getting their names in the papers, whether they have any serious interest or not.

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There may be a time in which there was a serious question as to whether or not the War Powers resolution -- act was constitutional.

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There has been much debate, even a few lawsuits, regarding whether or not sex addiction or Internet addiction falls under the category of a disability or a serious illness.

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While he described the deficit as a serious problem, Congress needs to consider "whether or not we're hitting the deficit brake too soon, " Mr. Durbin said.

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The amendment meant, she asserted, that "in the usual case, any foreign national who was convicted of a serious crime should be deported, regardless of whether or not the criminal had a family in the UK".

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On the other hand, there are serious questions as to whether this law is being watered down or not.

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Guernsey Water has to decide whether or not there was the potential for this incident to be more serious and therefore whether they should be taking further action.

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Whether or not to invest in software to print and tally receipts is a serious question.

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Right now, there are not many ways for travellers to figure out whether a hotel is serious about reducing energy use or whether it is just using buzzwords.

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