Sentence examples for severe officials from inspiring English sources

The structural damage to the wood-frame building is so severe, officials said, that it will have to be condemned, which will leave a wide vacant lot at the core of a downtown commercial district that draws some two million visitors a year.

"I've been trying to trace the constant thread of thinking of books as imbued with spirit or life, which has a long history" says Hardesty, citing as an example Milton's "Areopagitica," a defense against book burnings written in 1644, during a period of severe official censorship in England.

There was now a risk of a severe official backlash, he added, potentially including the long-delayed protection of a state information bill, dubbed the "secrecy bill", which could threaten whistleblowers and journalists with jail terms of up to 25 years.

All suffered severe injuries, officials said.

Three firefighters suffered severe burns, officials said.

Two other members of the family suffered less severe injuries, officials said.

The area around Oklahoma City on Friday experienced the most severe weather, officials said.

The specific threat assessment for transportation hubs was increased on Friday from "substantial" to "severe," the officials said.

The rising violence in Syria has accelerated the flow of refugees, making the need more severe, United Nations officials say.

But the city's fiscal distress is so severe that officials may be forced to seize upon any revenue source in sight, no matter how unorthodox.

And Cedar Rapids' water shortage remained severe, prompting officials from the chamber of commerce to issue a plea on Friday that businesses suspend heavy water use, lest the city impose mandatory restrictions.