Instead of remaining in Paris, as many American writers did, Faulkner returned to Mississippi and began his serious writing.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

He resigned because he saw his resignation as the only way of solving a serious problem Jackson faced.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

They were not charged with the more serious crime of espionage, so the extent of their success as spies is not clear.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

Uncle Sam is pictured as a serious old man with white hair who is dressed in America's colors of red, white and blue.

VOA: special.2009.09.25

Cobain had a serious case of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine,as a child.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

He started as a serious musician, before he discovered he could make people laugh.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

The organization was successful in making women's golf recognized as a serious professional sport.

VOA: special.2009.03.29

It occurs as a result of something underlying which can be potentially serious."

VOA: special.2009.09.02

He also described the nuclear goal of Iran as a serious international threat.

VOA: special.2009.04.11

They refused to treat him as a serious candidate.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Clark sees traffic congestion as one of the most serious problems of our time - for a variety of reasons.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

Experts here in Seoul generally view the short-range launches as routine, and say there is no serious cause for alarm.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

He has described the attacks, as the "biggest,most complicated and most serious series of murders in the history of Hungarian criminology."

VOA: standard.2009.08.22

"It is been a tough journey, first,just to convince people that we should be regarded as serious candidates.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

U.N.officials described it as a very serious incident and urged both sides to exercise caution and restraint.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

"Definitely with something as relevant in our world as genetic research, there are serious moral and ethical concerns and responsibility that is necessary.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

Many Israelis and Palestinians interpreted Mr.Obama's speech,last week, as a sign that the United States is serious about moving the peace process along.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

But as he had little serious competition, the bigger question in this election was how many of Algeria's 20-million registered voters would show up.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10

For serious action fans, this convention is as close as some will get to meeting their real-life super heroes - or just acting like one.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

A physician in Morocco familiar with the situation describes the captain's condition as "not serious."

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

The Bush Administration refused to participate as an active member, claiming the panel was overly influenced by countries with serious human-rights problems of its own.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

He acknowledged that the situation today is serious with threats emanating from insurgents inside Afghanistan as well as from across the border in the mountains of Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04