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Meanings of great severity in English
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Usage of great severity in English
1
Somebody, he felt, ought to be punished for it-punishedwith great severity.
2
She has been suffering since yesterday from brain symptoms of great severity.
3
Stigand's ruin, however, was resolved on, and was prosecuted with great severity.
4
In response I held her eye and spoke in tones of great severity.
5
He has at times indulged in self-whipping, of no great severity.
6
Elizabeth put on an air of great severity as she regarded the culprit.
7
He gave his master the character of treating his slaves with great severity.
8
Humiliations I have undergone, and death and immurement under circumstances of great severity.
9
Mr. Adams replied with great severity, his shrill voice ringing through the hall.
10
The Tory administration passed a Crimes Prevention Bill for Ireland of great severity.
11
Complained of frequent headaches, but these were not of great severity.
12
Then, suddenly changing her mocking tone to one of great severity, she said:
13
Various other provisions of great severity were incorporated, and were adopted after brief debate.
14
After the battle of Bunker Hill, laws of great severity were enacted against them.
15
The other, from Regina, expressed with great severity of language.
16
Merely loves, he repeated, looking me up and down with great severity and disfavour.
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