Sentence examples for severity of the cuts from inspiring English sources

Mr. Bentley has called that plan "unworkable" and "irresponsible" because of the severity of the cuts, proposing instead that the state raise several taxes.

Democrats said the other way to close the gap, an all-cuts budget, would never win legislative approval, given the severity of the cuts.

Maybe it's because there are no local government elections looming, or that the severity of the cuts have made any "big society" style overtures appear trite and inadequate.

What we are seeing is a dismantling of legal aid and, given the severity of the cuts, that mantra is wearing thin.

At Thursday's special meeting in Trenton, which was called to address the proposed cuts, one mayor after another criticized the severity of the cuts.

There has been speculation that the severity of the cuts could prompt members of the bench to launch a legal challenge in the courts.

Hamilton's 44th victory – his favourite number lent an extra frisson to his exuberant mood – placed alongside Rosberg's seventh place meant that the German's lead in the world championship had been slashed from 43 points to 24; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, would have nodded his approval over the severity of the cut.

The severity of the cut, it seems, is to ensure that the IPO will happen whether or not it is in Lucent or Agere's best interest.

The severity of the cut-off point is due to the issue that some apprentices, with respect to their person-skill-vectors (and in accordance with CDM ideas, see "Theoretical considerations on diagnostic assessments using cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs)" section), are not able to solve certain tasks and therefore do not use (i.e., think-aloud) certain skills.

Due to the severity of the cut, the fight was waved off.

Guardian readers need no reminding of the extreme severity of the benefit cuts – hitting children, mothers and people with disabilities hardest.