Sentence examples for system was severe from inspiring English sources

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

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 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!).

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

Our system is serious and severe".

I write this, remembering that when Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated in 1968, the shock to my system was so severe I lost the child I was carrying.

While it was clear at the end of 2011 that the European financial system was under severe stress, the new report provided data on how bad the situation had become.

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

Damages caused by lightning stroke in power system networks are severe for insulations and result in less reliable energy supply.

This system was developed after severe flooding in the 1990s.

Yet tougher sentencing laws filled Florida's prisons beyond capacity, and the system was weakened by severe budget cuts.