71.   Most children learn at a very early age that some occasions are more serious than others, and that one is expected to act accordingly.

72.   No one else suffered anything more serious than scratches and shock.

73.   Near the end of deployment, for example, it can cause nothing more serious than abrasions.

74.   Normally a fund-raiser for the state Republican Party, the informal and absolutely unscientific poll this year shapes up as something more serious than usual.

75.   No, this was a tad more serious than a Taco Bell commercial.

76.   Not, surely, to her self-absorbed guests, for whom nothing could be more serious than anything involving themselves.

77.   Now, with the arena facing hurdles even more serious than those surrounding the budget, the Sunday session is likely to be a heated one.

78.   Of course, being impeached sounds far more serious than being charged with a crime, particularly when the charge is against the president.

79.   On the streets that radiate out from the once-majestic avenue named for Malcolm X, these are considerations more serious than outrageous.

80.   On the tour of one-night stands, the lone wolf was always more serious than sentimental.