The phrase "appear to be more severe" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing perceptions or assessments of the intensity or seriousness of a situation or condition.
Example: "The symptoms of the illness appear to be more severe than initially thought."
Alternatives: "seem to be more serious" or "seem to be more intense."
So while the disease does not appear to be more severe than seasonal flu, a disproportionate number of young people will probably get it.
"The gambling problems of the people who are coming in for treatment, or who we see in our research, appear to be more severe than they were 10 or 15 years ago," he says, and the popularity of multi-line slot machines is one reason.
The ecological effects of these recent fires appear to be more severe than any fire in the reconstructed period, casting uncertainty upon the recovery of historical species composition in high-severity burn patches.
The fitness effects appear to be more severe for males than for females.
The vascular phenotype did not appear to be more severe in dKO compared with Tgfbr2-cKO.
Symptoms appear to be more severe in patients with extensive systemic disease, which is reflected by a higher serum tryptase level [ 15].
Using interference with daily activities as a marker of severity, allergic rhinitis appeared to be more severe than nonallergic rhinitis (Table 1).
And fair enough, although the damage to Clandon appears to be more severe than Windsor's, there seems no obvious reason why the Trust should not do for this venerable building, preserved for the public benefit, what the royal family did for their castle – where the destruction initially prompted gushing promises (subsequently regretted) to restore every shred of flock wallpaper, as good as old.
Bear Stearns expects Merix to report fiscal first-quarter results in line with expectations, but remains "concerned with the level of pricing pressure the company is seeing, which appears to be more severe than competitor TTM Technologies and believe some share shift could be happening".
In children similar long-term visual morbidity has been reported and appears to be more severe in patients that present atypically without headaches [ 6].
