1.   But they said that a drug-test requirement would underscore the seriousness of the issue.

2.   One of the reasons St. James is so forthright about her virginity is to underscore the seriousness of her Christian life.

3.   Underscoring the seriousness of the impasse, Blair traveled to Belfast last week to seek a compromise on the arms issue.

4.   Underscoring the seriousness of the situation, the White House has injected itself anew into the process.

5.   Avendano emphasized he had no inside information about rebel or army movements and was simply trying to underscore the seriousness of the conflict in this southernmost state.

6.   But he emphasized that he had no inside information about rebel or army movements and was simply trying to underscore the seriousness of the conflict in this southernmost state.

7.   The amusing passages, the wit and comedy only underscore his seriousness of purpose.

8.   The sale of these two key properties underscores the seriousness of the financial crisis gripping the Cook Islands.

9.   To underscore the seriousness of government efforts to fight the floods, Hubei announced that two officials had been dismissed for carelessness.