The phrase "a pattern of severe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a recurring or consistent occurrence of something that is intense or extreme, often in a negative context.
Example: "The study revealed a pattern of severe weather events that have increased in frequency over the past decade."
Alternatives: "a trend of intense" or "a series of extreme".
But the ascendancy of Iran's anti-Western conservative movement, coinciding with a pattern of severe diplomacy from Washington — beginning with George W. Bush's "axis of evil" designation and continuing through the current sanctions over Iran's nuclear program — has rendered America's presence on its doorstep increasingly odious.
b Short-axis and sagittal T2-weighted fat-saturated MRIs, and sagittal T1-weighted MRI obtained 1 month later show a pattern of severe bone marrow oedema (white arrows) with T1 hypointensity (black arrow) isolated to the medial hallucal sesamoid, and further collapse of the medial hallucal sesamoid, consistent with progression of osteonecrosis.
At ICU admission [SAP 110/70 mmHg, HR 118 bpm, norepinephrine 0.4 mcg/ kg min)] a pattern of severe biventricular dysfunction is detected (Video 5A ESM), as evidenced by a small reduction of both ventricle's size from end-diastole (a) to end-systole (d); measured EF is 15%, TAPSE 12,9 mm, CO 3,59 L/min.
This finding indicates that a pattern of severe substance use increases the risk of somatic disorders.
Physical examination upon arrival at the ER revealed a pattern of severe large-scale soft-tissue damage common to 16/17 victims.
"The more recent illnesses and the reported death suggest that a pattern of more severe illness associated with this virus may be emerging in the U.S.," the C.D.C. said on its Web site.
These data suggest that laughter induces hypotonia in healthy individuals, which in patients with cataplexy precipitates a pattern of more severe inhibition of normal tone (Overeem et al., 1999).
Data from the Duke Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) study were used to determine if persons reporting a pervasive pattern of severe adult antisocial behavior always report a similar pattern of antisocial behavior in childhood.
The U.K. Met Office, which keeps a global weather watch, said in a rush report put out in mid-February that we are experiencing a "hemispheric pattern of severe weather," and that the events are linked.
[S]ocial and economic conditions in the looted areas constituted a clear pattern of severe disadvantage for Negroes compared with whites... Our investigation arrives at the clear conclusion that the riot in Baltimore must be attributed to two elements -- 'white racism' and economic oppression of the Negro.
The patients demonstrated a generalized pattern of severe destruction and CAL > 4 mm and PD > 5 mm on eight or more teeth; at least three of these were other than central incisors of first molars.
