61.   Then, he said, the police can focus on serious offenses.

62.   There was less of a difference in times served in state prison, where longer sentences are served for more serious offenses.

63.   They also said McLaughlin prosecuted gang members mostly for less serious offenses, not the murder cases that result in the longest prison sentences.

64.   They also said that cheerleaders sign a contract stating that if they commit a serious disciplinary offense, they will be kicked off the team.

65.   They pointed to the incident several years ago when the former Oriole Roberto Alomar spit on a major league umpire, calling it a more serious offense.

66.   Thus, he did not deem it likely that Nelson would be found guilty of the most serious possible offense.

67.   Veteran officers with otherwise untarnished careers risked being fired for their first serious offense because there was no middle range of punishment.

68.   While some jurisdictions have decriminalized marijuana, the use and sale of cocaine remains a serious offense.

69.   Paraguay began cautiously, closing ranks in the back, ceding the midfield and mounting no serious offense.

70.   Others are routinely released within days after being arrested even on charges of serious criminal offenses.