1.   And it demonstrates the seriousness to which the candidates, particularly Bush, are taking the straw poll.

2.   Before being allowed to take part, the bidders will have to make hefty payments up front to demonstrate the seriousness of their intentions.

3.   If he is thinking of entering politics, he needs to demonstrate his seriousness, not diminish it.

4.   That Bradley has met for so long with advertising executives demonstrates the seriousness of his presidential campaign.

5.   The two companies, Constellation Communications and Ellipat, were given one year to line up enough financing to demonstrate their seriousness.

6.   To demonstrate its seriousness, the union removed two board members, John Serpico and Samuel Caivano, after prosecutors presented evidence of their mob ties.

7.   EU finance ministers issued the reprimand in February, seeking to demonstrate their seriousness about supporting the fledgling euro with strict fiscal discipline.

8.   Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said in remarks published Thursday that Syria should demonstrate its seriousness about peace by agreeing to secret negotiations.

9.   The agreement is needed by Argentina to demonstrate its seriousness about meeting deficit reduction targets and keeping access to billions of dollars in bailout loans.

10.   The fund will demonstrate the seriousness of the Thai government to protect intellectual property rights.