Then he looked most grave, like his father about to reduce a journalist's wage.

"This is most grave," Seccombe said when he saw the glistening shield.

"And finally, I must make the most grave of inquiries."

He is on probation of a most grave charge.

"You must leave at once, Traed; the situation is most grave."

"You have placed yourself in a most grave position."

North Korea, he added, represents "our most grave current concern."

This is the third - and probably the most grave - indictment against Mr. Milosevic.

It was Asher who said, "I would put aside petty differences until we are at the bottom of this most grave mystery."

She sobered almost immediately, though, as her mind turned to her next question, the most grave of those she needed to ask.