And if they claimed to be speaking on its behalf after serious and deep consultations, that was fine by him.

There was serious consultation between them and one of them went off, perhaps to ask the prioress's advice, maybe to ask Red.

"It was put together with serious consultation with Republicans, yourself among them."

But we are beginning very serious consultations on this.

The President said he wanted to begin "very serious consultations" on Middle Eastern problems.

But I think serious consultation will probably await the results of their ministerial on Sunday.

Afterward they went into serious consultation as to ways and means, calling Happy Jack back so that he might understand thoroughly what must be done.

The second aspect is about a serious and fully-fledged consultation of employee representatives within the procedures.

There has been no assessment of the social impact it will have, and no serious consultation with post office management, with employees or with consumers.

I do not understand why the Council is attempting to make a decision in such haste, without any serious consultation with the European Parliament.