It had, first of all, to be "sufficiently severe or pervasive" to "alter the conditions of the victim's employment".
Thrombocytopenia, if sufficiently severe, is accompanied by spontaneous bleeding from the capillaries.
The torture was sufficiently severe that the Senate report found Abu Zubaydah would lie down meekly on the waterboard when his CIA interrogator "snapped his fingers twice".
Similarly, those in the markets know that, if a sell-off seems sufficiently severe, the central banks will change tack.
A low moment for Mr. Palmer came when the Alabama court ruled against his whistle-blower case, finding that the harassment he claimed was not sufficiently severe.
Imposing a charge will mean that fewer people use them, and unless congestion is sufficiently severe to reduce others' enjoyment, less overall welfare will be generated.
If damage is sufficiently severe, 'corrective' maintenance is required.
Some contamination levels may be sufficiently severe that precautions must be taken.
If the noxious stimuli are prolonged or sufficiently severe, the last stage of GAS, exhaustion, occurs.
This demonstrates that the stimulus was sufficiently severe that homeostatic mechanisms were unable to maintain normal function.
During their illness, at least 70% (8.2 million) will experience pain sufficiently severe to require chronic opioid treatment.
