Asked what she would like to do after fashion, Kel is half serious when she answers, "I want to save the planet."

问她等以后不做时装表演了想做什么，凯尔半认真地回答说，“我想拯救地球。”

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In an attempt to show they are serious about supporting a solution to the protracted Cyprus problem, Britain has renewed an offer to cede about half the territory of its bases in Cyprus.

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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.

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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.

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