Sentence examples for being so severe from inspiring English sources

Advising Britons to batten down the hatches, Mr Paterson said the country was facing "exceptional weather", as the Environment Agency issued 20 severe flood warnings across the south-west coast – the highest-level warning, defined as being so severe that it puts lives at risk.

Another report, from the town of Ísafjörður, told of the freezing cold, even in well-heated rooms, being so severe that the ink in the inkpots on the desk did not melt for days (Læknablaðið 1918, pp. 102 103).

Participants described conditions forced porters experienced as being so severe that some porters died.

I believe it is regrettable that the majority of Members who are being so severe on Cuba today should have voted last year against the resolution calling for diplomatic relations with Israel to be broken.

The infection was so severe that she required intravenous antibiotics and several nights in the hospital.

The consequences were so severe.

"Something like that is so severe.

The jet lag is so severe that sleeping is impossible.

That's why the damage is so severe".

The sore throat was so severe I could not eat.

The pain was so severe in my spine".