Despite the gravity of the attempt at deception, the chief said, the youths have learned their lesson and will not be charged.
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Given the gravity of NSSI and attempted suicide and the prevalence of the behaviors among adolescents, it is important to understand the factors that increase risk for self-injury, as well as factors that may be associated with increased severity or impairment.
Clinicians sometimes misconstrue these diversions as a lack of appreciation of the gravity of the situation and attempt to revisit the clinical discussion thus adding to parents' discomfort [ 79].
The panel said it "considered the gravity of the offence alleged, particularly the attempt to kill the general officer commanding 7 Division, Nigerian army, and its likely effect on the counter-insurgency operations in the north-east as well as its implications on national security".
The person must consider numerous factors including "the gravity of the matter" and "whether reasonable attempts have been made to obtain the information or documents by other means".
As Lord Justice Laws recognised, we made no attempt to conceal the gravity of what happened".
"This is by no means an attempt to minimize the gravity of this sin but to widen the possibility of showing mercy," Vatican chief spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told reporters.
Still, it was unclear whether Mr. Qurei was determined to quit, or if it was largely an attempt to convey the gravity of the crisis to Mr. Arafat.
But rather than nullify the issue, "in fact, these rare exceptional concessions have made the bishops even more aware of the gravity of the situation and lead to the attempt to remedy the matter on a national level," he said.
Mr. Patten, whose own position may now be imperiled, did not attempt to disguise the gravity of the situation, alluding to the "unacceptable mistakes, the unacceptably shoddy journalism" that had culminated in the Nov. 2 "Newsnight" program.
