Example sentences of "it [vb -s] serious [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 And for some schools , this may be an interesting option , though if carried to extremes , it has serious limitations .
2 The Commission is only likely to open proceedings if it has serious concerns about the impact of the merger on competition in the EC .
3 For women it has serious consequences because childcare costs are not taken into account .
4 The delay has infuriated the RSPB , which believes it has serious implications for a recovery programme to save the species .
5 It has serious implications for the freedom of the press , as shown at a European Conference in Luxembourg on 3 July 1991 .
6 But he said the province was now faced with ‘ a quite alarming series of incidents , which perhaps marks a new phase in the terrorist campaign , and it has serious implications for people in Northern Ireland . ’
7 With regular flights arriving from Amsterdam , Miami and Cyprus , it raises serious questions about increases in terrorist activity , drug smuggling and other illegal activities .
8 If this is the case then it raises serious concerns about the commitment of the EC to reducing the range of economic prosperity within its boundaries .
9 We at Select were appalled at the severity of the court judgement against your magazine and believe that it raises serious impediments to press freedom .
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