1.   Let us return to a serious discussion of the subject before us.

2.   No serious Marxist discussion of class has failed to recognize the importance of divisions within the working class.

3.   Now they could put their feet under something, light up a smoke, and we could have a serious goddamn discussion.

4.   Serious discussion of the phenomenon began with a debate over the role of the press in reporting violent incidents at football matches.

5.   We simply encourage a serious discussion of these issues.

6.   We want to create an atmosphere conducive to serious discussion.

7.   They sat me down and had a serious discussion about sex.

8.   Religion is most notable by its absence, and, where it appears, by the omission of any serious discussion of its truth-claims.

9.   He said the buy-out had been a possibility for some time, but the two sides had only got down to serious discussions in the past few months.

10.   Among Democrats in Congress, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., has earned the standing to open serious discussions with Republican leaders.