81.   If the council is serious in wanting to reduce costs, it should make a detailed study of its budget.

82.   If the government had not raised the fuel and electricity prices, the international community would have accused the government of not being serious in implementing the economic reform.

83.   Israeli officials have repeatedly said that the Palestinian Authority was not serious in its efforts to arrest militants and prevent attacks against Israelis.

84.   Its maintenance manager Pedro Undurraga said the company is serious in ensuring that only quality fruits enter their plants.

85.   Jamil said the problem was especially serious in rural areas because of panic buying and bigger households.

86.   Last year, the International Monetary Fund suspended a loan until it was satisfied that the government was serious in its efforts to curb deforestation.

87.   Loss of rhinoceros habitat has been especially serious in the peninsula.

88.   Megawati said she was serious in her bid for the presidency.

89.   Most of the respondents said corruption could be eradicated if the government was more serious in enforcing the laws, and government leaders set good examples for their subordinates.

90.   Motion sponsor Tso Wong Man-yin of the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance said local environmental problems had become increasingly serious in recent years.