| It drops like a depth charge, followed by an ominous silence, as he composes his words, weighs them and utters each with great earnestness. |
| I was one of those city editors, and I well recall his great earnestness, amounting almost to moral indignation. |
| It works if only as a glorious distraction from the antiseptic earnestness of life as a modern-day Test player. |
| Chris nodded, her eyes again filling at the earnestness and pleading behind his tone. |
| Her reputation for froideur has dogged her for years, along with her earnestness on the topic of herself. |
| Whilst few doubt his earnestness, many doubt both his room for manoeuvre and his physical ability. |
