Sentence examples for seemed severe from inspiring English sources
Twelve months seemed severe compared with decisions handed down on charges that were much graver.
The manager took a chance in selecting Wayne Rooney, whose ankle ligament damage in Munich had seemed severe, but the decision might have been vindicated.
The lone consolation for investors, workers and the public at large was that the bad news seemed severe enough to prod the Fed to push its benchmark rate below its current 4.25percentt when policy makers meet at the end of the month.
He seemed severe – on my first day I gave him a friendly smile and he looked back as if I'd tried to punch him in the throat – but in conversation it turned out that a raucous laugh frequently breaks through his stoic expression.
The problem seems severe.
"It doesn't seem severe," Piazza said.
Damage to the building did not seem severe.
Williams has an elegant briskness that can seem severe, high-handed, ruthless.
After the game, Mr. Foster told reporters the injury did not seem severe.
To win votes he must seem moderate, but to gain respect from the markets and Brussels he must seem severe.
