1.   At the very least, some analysts said, GM established itself as deadly serious on outsourcing.

2.   After laughing, though, she quickly turns serious on the reason she believes so strongly in gun rights.

3.   But things have turned serious on some picket lines across the country.

4.   I was very serious on the mound.

5.   No one thought he was any more serious on that score than New York Republicans.

6.   Petraglia did not observe long before becoming serious on the state of the game.

7.   Simon, dealing with murder and immigration and questions of justice, is utterly serious on his album.

8.   Siragusa is serious on the field only.

9.   The condition of one passenger, Laura Molvahn, listed as critical on Wednesday, was upgraded to serious on Thursday.

10.   The mood is more serious on the patriotic finale.