seriousness of the situation

Perhaps you do not understand the seriousness of the situation, General.

This, more than anything else, brought home to us the seriousness of the situation.

But then her mind returned to the seriousness of the situation at hand.

Despite the seriousness of the situation, he couldn't help but smile.

The seriousness of the situation can no longer be hidden.

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Trip had to smile.

She had been at the hospital Sunday afternoon and knew the seriousness of the situation.

"I don't want to play down the seriousness of the situation," she told them.

She smiled at that despite the seriousness of the situation.

Meanwhile, I agree with you about the seriousness of the situation.

"Make sure you impress upon her the seriousness of the situation."

Once again, you have to wonder if they all realise the seriousness of the situation.

Very few people outside my region appreciate the seriousness of the situation.

The seriousness of the situation cannot be pressed home enough.

He wanted to impress me with the seriousness of the situation I was in.

The fear and seriousness of the situation, were it real, has been removed.

That is perhaps a little too diplomatic given the seriousness of the situation.

That way a person in authority can recognize the seriousness of the situation.

By the time she had finished, he was laughing, despite the seriousness of the situation.

If she had not thought it necessary to do so, the next seven days were to demonstrate the seriousness of the situation.

I think that this demonstrates the seriousness of the situation.

Even if we introduced one tomorrow, it would come years too late given the seriousness of the situation.

He kept trying to make his companions realize the seriousness of the situation.

Some doubt that the seriousness of the situation has been accurately reported to you.

The seriousness of the situation had begun to impress itself on him.