Sentence examples for sever from inspiring English sources

This involves several steps: ascertain which banks are insolvent, take them over, sever the most toxic assets and sell them over time or hold them to maturity.

Related: Bjørn Lomborg centre: government approached us, says University of WA UWA academics have been vocal in their opposition to the centre and demanded that the university sever its contract with the federal government or risk jeopardising its international reputation.

Related: Top doctors urge Columbia to sever ties with Dr Oz over 'quack treatments' Oz's response to his critics – first touted in a Facebook post on Friday – has now become an all-out defense campaign that includes an op-ed in Time magazine, an episode-long defense and a follow-up interview on NBC's Today show last Friday.

In the letter initially reported by the Australian and which has been seen by Guardian Australia, Brandis called the situation "shameful" and the decision to sever ties between Transfield Holdings and the festival an "appalling insult" to the Belgiorno-Nettis family.

We shouldn't forget personal favourite, US Vogue, which, in 2011, appeared to sever two fingers from the hand of Kate Moss' eight-year-old daughter.

The above principle, of which my 24-carat Tory pupil-master was so justly proud, is now hanging by a thread, one which the Ministry of Justice's plans will finally sever.

A study by the Social Issues Research Centre described 18- to 25-year-olds as the "bungee brood" who had failed to sever links to their parental purse strings.

So, it would be a shame if Fifa suddenly had to sever its connection to Qatar.

Ironically, the man who finally appeared to sever the connection between the two parties ended up eventually as a frontbench Tory peer at Westminster - David, now Lord, Trimble.

Encouraged by this, English Heritage plans to sever its ties to the state.Stoned againIn the prehistoric scheme of things, these are footling developments.

The president's argument was that the bill would "make it more difficult" to deal with Russia on a range of issues, and does not reflect the progress made by Russia "to sever links between Russian entities and Iran's ballistic missile programme".