Sentence examples for were in severe from inspiring English sources

Its study found landlords were very concerned that some tenants were "in severe poverty and unable to pay the shortfall".

But the government's official evaluation published in December noted that many tenants were "in severe poverty and unable to pay the shortfall".

The Republicans were in severe turmoil at their 1964 convention, where moderates and conservatives battled for control of the party.

The booklet, "Your Life, Your Choices," asks people to consider whether life would be worth living if, for example, they were in severe pain, relied on a feeding tube or a breathing machine, lived in a nursing home or imposed "a severe financial burden" on family members.

On the conservative side, Mark Meckler and Jenny Beth Martin, the founders of the group Tea Party Patriots, declare in their new book, "Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution" (Holt), that, as small-business owners, they were in severe distress during the financial crisis, but did not want any help from the government.

Thirty-seven percent of patients were in severe ARDS.

I think they are in severe difficulties".

He was in severe pain.

First, bees are in severe decline.

This project is in severe jeopardy.

All the Asiatic species are in severe decline.