"It tells companies that you're seriously committed."

"That's just another example of how seriously committed we are in making the Waterfront Marathon a major sporting event," he said.

But some within the agency and on its board of commissioners said privately that they did not believe the city was seriously committed to such a takeover.

In the meantime, Columbia is seriously committed to the stuff - and for all the right reasons.

Israel says, "Only a few ministers and officials were seriously committed to enlightened aims.

Soon Franco will emerge as a political writer, one seriously committed to the cause of communism.

If they were seriously committed to changing things within the agency, they should first identify what went wrong and what should be fixed.

Mr. Bradley left little doubt that he was seriously committed to the race.

Anyone who is seriously committed to the protection of our European waters should adopt the same position.

We are seriously committed to that, and we are persevering in our commitment.