‘a matter of grave concern’

‘Besides the shooting, a series of accidents and other incidents in the armed forces have raised grave concern among the people over the suspected slackening of discipline.’

‘his face was grave’

‘In grave tones and with a sombre face, the receptionist said ‘You’ve been upgraded to a suite.’’

‘Nevertheless, Corelli’s own concerti grossi probably inspired the very original ″Quis hic?″ suite, though no one other than Muffat could imagine those expressive rests in the Grave movement.’

‘The Sonata No. 2 in A minor begins solemnly with the Grave movement.’

‘However the problem I am faced with that the string literal u00c0 is written to file rather than the character À (A with a grave) which is what the octal string relates to.’

‘Does a look-up table exist that matches whole range of such non-English letters with their nearest-looking English equivalents? I’m thinking o and u umlaut, c and s cedilla, o circumflex, Turkish g and undotted-i, Scandinavian o with a line through it, Spanish n, e with a grave and acute, accented a, the diphthongs.’

‘the coffin was lowered into the grave’

‘a mass grave’

‘they lifted the aircraft from its watery grave’

‘Even a minute crack on the submarine’s surface can lead to a watery grave.’

‘life beyond the grave’

‘Anguished voices have a way of echoing beyond the grave.’

‘they graved the ship there and remained 26 days’

‘They are graved, i.e., a surface layer of oxidation has been scratched away.’

‘marble graved with exquisite flower, human and animal forms’

‘Graven in its surface is a lightening bolt, a cloud shedding rain, the crescent moon, the all seeing eye.’

‘the times are graven on my memory’

‘The hour of our first meeting is still graven on my memory. I met him unexpectedly.’