The VAS scale consisted of a 100-mm horizontal line with the word " none" placed at the left end of the scale and the word " very severe" placed at the right end of the scale.
By the 1980s both national and per capita GDP quadrupled, but the economy remained prone to debt spikes, the most severe taking place in 1960, 1977 and 1980.
The flooding, severe at places, closed several roads, including numerous state highways.
Much of this has to do with the severe restrictions placed on women leaving the home.
Many consumer groups have campaigned for the product to be banned or have severe restrictions placed on its sale.
Forest composition had been modified, grasslands had been created, wildlife disrupted, and erosion was severe in places".
"In severe, high places, I'm forced to see how small and powerless all humans are, compared to the vastness of the wild.
But they are the women who will shoulder this new and increasingly severe burden placed by legislators and judges upon innocent people.
At the edge of adolescence, Wadjda (Waad Mohammed) is discovering the severe limitations placed on women in the name of custom, Islam and family honor.
Michelle Obama has drawn attention to the severe restrictions placed on women in Saudi Arabia by not wearing a headscarf during a visit to the country after the death of King Abdullah.
