Where the diva ballads gave earnest advice about seizing life's pleasures, the Brazilian-flavored songs were pleasures themselves.

Skeeter Willis, with patent sincerity, was giving him the most earnest possible advice, based on knowledge and experience.

In the light of this confession you have made against my most earnest advice" and as a result of my firm belief that every word in it is true, !

But what you are going to get is some very serious and earnest advice about keeping your mouth shut forever.

He fled toward Chang'an, and as he went through Hedong, Li Zaiyi had him battered and wanted to kill him, only stopping after earnest advice from the staffers.

As students leave the cocoon of college for the so-called real world, commencement speakers across the country share their pearls of wisdom, lend earnest advice and provide a pep talk for life.

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.

Walk where you will, but with a security escort at all times; and by my earnest advice, rest.

My earnest advice to all school pupils/6th formers/uni students is please do your best and utmost to get work experience while studying!!

The mood varies greatly from earnest advice through comedy to bitter anger.