Example sentences of "so severe as " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for O'Leary , it is 3½ years since he had the car accident which left him with a back injury so severe as to necessitate three operations . |
| 2 | The TGAT Report suggests that headteachers might exempt children with language difficulties in English from tests where the problem is so severe as to render the assessment unworkable . |
| 3 | In all cases , educational desirability must be balanced against practicality and system availability , and these restrictions may be so severe as to result in the rejection of the design idea . |
| 4 | There may be uncertainties in interpreting an ultrasound picture ; the prognosis of the abnormality detected is not always known ; and in some groups of defects , such as oesophageal atresia or obstructive defects of urinary system , it is not always clear whether the defect is so severe as to justify abortion or whether surgery might be successful . |
| 5 | As Czeizel and colleagues point out , ‘ it is not always clear whether the defect is so severe as to justify abortion or whether surgery might be successful . ’ |
| 6 | In the event , Britain experienced a fairly modest depression between the years 1929–32 , not quite so severe as 1921 , but more prolonged . |
| 7 | The perceived social stigma of a tuberculosis diagnosis may be so severe as to cause people to avoid testing or treatment . |
| 8 | County council officials have already gone on record as saying the humps are not so severe as to pose a major problem for the buses . |