1.   A politicized game is made out of serious matters to scholars and the field.

2.   But I must resist the temptation to treat so serious a matter with levity.

3.   I ask you, Mr. Speaker, to grant my request to allow the House to consider this serious matter.

4.   Inquiry is a serious matter and should be done boldly, whether applied to innovation or ponderous theoretical matter.

5.   It is a serious matter, attacking a white person, let alone a white minister.

6.   It will be a most serious matter.

7.   Losing a lamb or two was not unusual, but a dead calf was a serious matter.

8.   The loss of potential output resulting-from involuntary unemployment is clearly a serious matter for an economy.

9.   The upset and damage which has been caused to us by these articles is an extremely serious matter.

10.   The values or ends for which higher education stands are seldom raised as a serious matter for discussion.