The phrase "about as severe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to compare the severity of two situations or conditions, indicating that they are similar in intensity.
Example: "The storm last night was about as severe as the one we experienced last year."
Alternatives: "roughly as intense" or "approximately as serious".
Equity research, cautioned, "This is about as severe as it gets without it being called a bear market".
"This is about as severe as it gets without it being called a bear market," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S.& P. Equity Research.
Since the novel H1N1 virus infection so far appears to be about as severe as ordinary seasonal flu, parents should seek a doctor's help if the child seems to have a severe case or is at high risk for complications.
Jamison's condition has been about as severe as is possible in someone still capable of holding down a senior medical position (currently professor of psychiatry at John Hopkins University in Baltimore).
"This is about as severe a brain injury as you could survive," says research team member Nicholas Schiff, a neurologist at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City.
And in those that did get sick, the diarrhea was about half as severe and lasted about half as long as in nonimmunized mice.
Muscle control problems were about half as severe in the monkeys on the restricted diet, as measured by how far and fast they moved.
While Mumbai has spent millions on its drainage system since then, last week an overnight rain about one-tenth as severe as the 2005 downpour brought traffic and suburban trains in many parts of the city to a crawl during the morning rush hour.
The Depression was about 10 times as severe as what the nation is currently experiencing, with only 25percentt of the population working full time, they pointed out.
a. Fear of diseases Among participants who vaccinated or intended to vaccinate their children with optional vaccines, anxiety was expressed about diseases perceived as severe and uncontrollable, to which their child was felt to be susceptible.
He's been working on kite designs for a couple of years, but lately Griffith has been talking to audiences about what he sees as severe limits on man's ability to meet future energy demands without wrecking the climate.
