"heavy consequences" is a perfectly acceptable phrase in written English, and it has a variety of uses.
For example, you could say: "The students had to face the heavy consequences of failing the exam."
"There is an appreciation, perhaps not held equally by everyone, that there are heavy consequences" for American inaction, he said.
Back when Bush made that speech, state department officials warned that such loose political talk would carry heavy consequences and limit America's room to manoeuvre.
But if the U.S. does go barreling into Baghdad, with or without the sanction of the United Nations, the American people should at least have some clear sense of the potentially very heavy consequences that may ensue.
The sheep were right there, right in the yard, milling around and letting off a sweaty ovine stink, and the two older dogs mine and Chris's knew they were off limits, strictly and absolutely, and that heavy consequences would come down on them if they should ever slip and let their instincts take over.
Specifically, I show that the failure of the LBT may be significant for high values of M F and that it has heavy consequences for long forecast time windows.
This is mostly related to the limited knowledge of specific characteristics and variants of the disorders and it leads to the prescription of ineffective and sometimes invasive treatments, that may turn into heavy consequences on patients.
"We can't obligate women to carry the heavy consequence of being unable to decide [to end a pregnancy] because of a law, because that tramples their dignity, prolongs their suffering, and risks their lives," Bachelet said as she announced the bill.
The high cost of one month of ICU closure had a heavy consequence on the behaviour of the ICU staff, which was more careful in the application of prevention measures and protocols.
That's a heavy consequence for forgetting to shut down your computer.
Making mistakes is something humans are extraordinarily good at, and in space, mistakes tend to hold heavier consequences.
A recent novel contribution models the fact that it is the individuals at the edge of the herd that generally suffer the heaviest consequences of the predators' attacks.
