Sentence examples for for a severing from inspiring English sources
My mother eyed her carefully, as if measuring her neck for a severing.
Such a move could spark angry reactions from many overseas jurisdictions and could even provoke local politicians to call for a severing of ties with the UK.
DUBLIN, Nov. 12 - An independent report on sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in Ireland has led some members of Parliament to call for a severing of the formal ties between the Irish government and the Roman Catholic Church and has led the justice minister to promise new child-protection laws and a nationwide audit of how the church handles such cases.
One critic of Icann, the European Union media and telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, recently called for a severing of Icann's links with the U.S. government when the current agreement with the Commerce Department expires this autumn.
The semi-official media has been encouraged to snipe at Tehran along these lines, especially since the execution of Saddam, which was widely seen in Jordan and elsewhere in the Sunni world as an act of pure sectarian vengeance; 22 Jordanian MPs called for a severing of diplomatic relations with Iran.
He won her an award that was even larger than the first judgment and much higher than was customary for a severed limb.
Mr. Perez underwent surgery for a severed tendon in his left wrist Monday and was listed in stable condition at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital.
Aside from its humongous size, nothing distinguished this tree as special except for a severed lightning-rod cable that hung ineffectually down its trunk.
Mr. Perez underwent surgery for a severed tendon in his right hand yesterday, and was listed in stable condition at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital.
As a result of his work, compensation for a severed hand -- one of the most common injuries -- has risen to more than $24,000 from an average of about $4,000.
The play, A Behanding in Spokane, has a typically bleak and violent McDonagh premise: an ageing killer, played by Walken, is looking for a severed hand that he lost many years ago, then he meets a couple of con artists in a dingy hotel room who tell him they have the precious appendage.
