1.   As so often happens, the conversation becomes increasingly serious and philosophical.

2.   Crime is an increasingly serious problem in Russian society.

3.   As more and younger people began to commit crimes that were increasingly serious, Family Court evolved into a quasi-criminal court.

4.   After the meeting with Graham and his Bible study sessions, Bush became increasingly serious about his religion.

5.   Breast cancer becomes increasingly serious as it progresses.

6.   Could you imagine anything greater for our increasingly serious world than a World Series for this increasingly astounding baseball team?

7.   He was back at work in September, despite continuing chemotherapy and increasingly serious and painful spinal problems.

8.   In the last few weeks, they said, the investigation has grown increasingly serious, with a grand jury issuing subpoenas and taking testimony.

9.   Independent electronic trading networks pose an increasingly serious challenge to traditional exchanges here, just as they do in the United States.

10.   Instead, some evidence suggests these morons have turned into bigger knotheads, leaving the NFL to confront increasingly serious security challenges of its own.