noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
play down the importance/seriousness/significance of sth
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The White House spokeswoman sought to play down the significance of the event.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness .
high
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What Hunt took as high seriousness , I took as a typical Lauda sideswipe, the fox laughing at the huntsman.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He loved the look of seriousness that came over her face.
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I approve the deadly seriousness , the piety, the need for something sacred in your life.
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In conclusion, though there is no denying the seriousness of the problem, many questions still remain unanswered.
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Mr McDaid said he fully accepted the seriousness of what had happened but was standing by his son.
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Sometimes there was a new seriousness , the supple posture of childhood exchanged for squared shoulders and a stiff spine.
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These discussions are characterised by an increasing scope and depth as the issues are accorded greater philosophical seriousness .
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They agree about the seriousness of the crime statistics and the importance of full disclosure.
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They had the imagination of their times and the literal seriousness required for the absolute invention of their entire lives.