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States have maintained stiff penalties for more-serious drug crimes.

States Rethink Drug Laws Nathan Koppel 2011

Columbia Pictures; Touchstone Pictures; Fox Searchlight; Sony Pictures; Walt Disney ; Fox Searchlight; Paramount Pictures The picks buck conventional wisdom that Hollywood these days prefers action spectacles and series, leaving more-serious films to independent producers, from whom they may occasionally buy distribution rights.

Oscar Slate Goes Old-School Ethan Smith 2012

Halderman also revealed a more-serious security breach: A document containing names and addresses of the more than 900 voters eligible for the Internet voting trial was left on the test server, he testified, along with crucial ID numbers that would have allowed hackers to request and complete ballots.

D.C. Council hearing sums up election: Poor training and preparation Mike DeBonis 2010

In the past, the SEC sometimes persuaded individuals to agree to narrow negligence charges in order to settle the case, rather than fight the agency in court over more-serious allegations, according to defense lawyers.

At SEC, Strategy Changes Course Jean Eaglesham 2011

Halderman also revealed a more-serious security breach: A document containing names and addresses of the more than 900 voters eligible for the Internet voting trial was left on the test server, he testified, along with crucial ID numbers that would have allowed hackers to request and complete ballots.

D.C. Council hearing sums up election: Poor training and preparation Mike DeBonis 2010

Halderman also revealed a more-serious security breach: A document containing names and addresses of the more than 900 voters eligible for the Internet voting trial was left on the test server, he testified, along with crucial ID numbers that would have allowed hackers to request and complete ballots.

D.C. Council hearing sums up election: Poor training and preparation Mike DeBonis 2010

Although there has been some contact between Afghan officials and the Taliban for years, persistent reports of recent behind-the-scenes meetings suggest that the prospect for more-serious negotiations is growing.

Afghan-Taliban talks focusing on site, safe passage for negotiations Joshua Partlow 2010

If the U.S. economy doesn't rebound solidly, if the European debt crisis worsens, or if China, India or Brazil hits a more-serious speed bump, it will come as a nasty shock to a lot of people, and could send stocks down a lot lower.

Stocks Swoon, Worry Rises E.S. Browning 2011

Those controllers accounted for 1,390 recorded errors, a 58 percent increase from the previous year, including 333 of the more-serious "category A or B" mistakes, a 36 percent increase.

U.S. air traffic controllers record 51% rise in operational errors Ashley Halsey III 2010

These rogue applications were offered through Google's Android Market under such sketchy names as "Hilton Sex Sound" but also more-serious monikers such "Scientific Calculator."

Google activates 'kill switch' to remove Android malware 2011