61.   Some importers, taking the threat of shortages seriously, arranged alternate sources early on.

62.   Some take the threats seriously.

63.   Still, the U.S. is not taking the threats lightly.

64.   Still, the industry is taking the threat seriously, and the Mortgage Bankers Association recently set up a legal defense fund to fight similar suits.

65.   Stone said employees at the center had taken the threat calmly.

66.   Such a threat cannot be taken lightly.

67.   The American threat is being taken seriously among Arab leaders, who have urged Baghdad to rethink its harsh stand against inspections.

68.   The FDA took the threat seriously enough to draw up a contingency plan.

69.   The governments of Britain and Ireland, the sponsors of the talks, are taking the threat seriously.

70.   The recently elected mayor of Los Angeles, James Hahn, has taken the threat seriously.