Sentence examples for severed for from inspiring English sources

Communication with those in the Baba Amr neighborhood, the epicenter of a government bombardment that has lasted more than three weeks, was severed for several hours, and there were conflicting reports throughout the day over whether the long-expected assault on the area had already begun.

The claim was without merit and this employee was severed for reasons entirely unrelated to leave".

Prisoners were tortured and executed -- their ears and scalps severed for souvenirs.

Less than two years later Dwight Eisenhower imposed an embargo, and most ties were severed for the next 54 years.

The notorious blizzard of 1888 brought down many of these ice-covered wires, most of which had to be severed for safety reasons.

When the World Trade Center PATH station was destroyed, a vital link between New Jersey and Lower Manhattan was severed for 75,000 daily riders.

One of the more odious army tasks is to "dig a pit for severed limbs," for our Union surgeon is "renowned in the corps for removing a leg in twelve seconds.

It seems reluctant to fall, staggering and thumping forward on its severed base for several seconds before tipping over and striking the mucky base of the pit with a tremendous thud.

He developed a technique for the sutureless splicing of severed nerves, for which accomplishment he received a merit citation from the U.S. War and Naval departments.

Mr. Hernandez's employment with the district was severed this week for unrelated reasons, district officials said.

Economists and other experts say the recession has severed networks for many workers, especially the long-term unemployed, whose ranks have remained high even as the economy recovers.