Example sentences of "[adv prt] by severe " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has survived well in my cold garden , coming again from the base , even when cut down by severe weather . |
| 2 | It is possible to attempt to justify poor practice by claiming that it 's response to parents wishes : silent classrooms brought about by severe discipline , numerous paper exercises completed to provide evidence of industry and antiquated forms of behaviour paraded as good manners are just some examples . |
| 3 | In other words , the stress forces of the Earth , in particular stresses brought about by severe changes in climate , and the changing chemical nature of the surface , may have contributed to the great expansion , and occasional contraction , of species within narrow phyla that evolved from the recognizable solid life in the oceans ( oceanic life started , probably , in the Algonkian period , somewhere between 670 million and 600 million years ago ) . |
| 4 | For example , a child who is experiencing language difficulties brought about by severe environmental deprivation will be saved from further harm if removed to another , more stimulating , environment . |
| 5 | ( Presumably his fatal illness was brought on by severe shock . ) |
| 6 | ( 1987 ) found at least 76 per cent of depressive illness in the general population to be brought on by severe events or major difficulties . |