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- adjective Not
serious
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Examples
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Another proposed reform would ensure that "nonserious" offenses, like getting nabbed for "vagrancy" as a teen, would not be exposed to prospective employers.
Michelle Chen: Defending Workers From a Bad Rap: Challenging Criminal Background Checks 2010
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Another proposed reform would ensure that "nonserious" offenses, like getting nabbed for "vagrancy" as a teen, would not be exposed to prospective employers.
Michelle Chen: Defending Workers From a Bad Rap: Challenging Criminal Background Checks 2010
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Another proposed reform would ensure that "nonserious" offenses, like getting nabbed for
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Dr. Linder said the tool might need to be tweaked to reduce reporting of nonserious effects, though he said it is helpful to learn about less-serious events if they turn out to affect large numbers of people.
Digital Records Spot Side Effects Jonathan D. Rockoff 2010
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But your suggested alternative, "to promise to pressure China" on financial and trade issues, is vague and nonserious.
Romney's Right, We Need a China Policy Fairer to the U.S. 2011
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In this context and the aforementioned factors it would seem that it is Mr. Blinder, and not S&P, who is "nonserious" and "ridiculous."
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The nonserious downgrade came first, on Aug. 5, when Standard & Poor's dropped its rating on the sovereign debt of the United States from AAA to AA+.
A Tale of Two Downgrades Alan S. Blinder 2011
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ARIA sounds fancy, nonserious and European, and lends itself to any number of established humorous tropes.
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Mr. Brown signed into law last month a bill that would shift inmates convicted of offenses deemed nonserious, nonviolent and nonsexual to county jails.
Top Court Sets Stage for Felons to Go Free Jess Bravin 2011
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Physical settlements connect the markets to the real economy, reduce chances of manipulation and keeps out nonserious players.
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly by S. Srinivasan 2010
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