Sentence examples for system is severe from inspiring English sources

The country's schools are rigid, its exam system is severe, and, as a result, the average child is likely to assimilate and master a large quantity of pure knowledge before graduating from lycée (which requires passing a demanding baccalaureate exam — no senioritis there!).

Thomas added that, if the court ruled in Davila's favor, "Not only would these burdens on the federal courts and our federal system be severe, but the benefit would — as a systemic matter — be small".

The effect on his weakened system was severe, and he was committed shortly thereafter to a sanatorium in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Economic pressures on the healthcare system were severe in the early twentieth century.

Our system is serious and severe".

Clearly, if the consequence of system failure is severe, then the mean prognostic distance should be longer.

Even if the Court rejects both the government's proposed breakup and confiscation of Microsoft's intellectual property, the remaining "conduct" relief requested by the government -- which includes several provisions regulating the design of Microsoft's operating system software -- is severe and unwarranted in the circumstances...

Our child welfare system is under severe strain.

"The time and expense of pursuing something through the court system is a severe burden," he said.

Prof Gilad Haran from the Weizmann Institute launched a petition stating "We sense that academic freedom in Israel's higher education system is in severe danger".

The strain on the country's legal system is so severe that in the last year almost half of court appearances for less serious crimes did not go ahead as planned, leading to around £10 million of taxpayers' money being wasted as proceedings were repeated, Audit Scotland said in a newly-published report.