Severity Quotations

I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.

As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but they were dying of scurvy.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

Severity is allowable where gentleness has no effect.

The causes and severity of NSA infractions vary widely. One in 10 incidents is attributed to a typographical error in which an analyst enters an incorrect query and retrieves data about U.S phone calls or emails.

We won't be able to stop disasters from happening. On the contrary, climate change may increase the frequency and severity of floods, droughts and storms. But we are better equipped today to prepare for them and reduce their impact.

The prime minister views with great severity the Jewish terrorist actions directed against innocent Palestinians out of the warped thought that out of this action the disengagement could be brought to a halt.

We're looking at the severity of the conduct, whether a player wound up and followed through. It was a hard foul, but I did not feel it was flagrant -- and I've reviewed hundreds of these.

We're excited to be able to help raise awareness for the Soccer United Recovery Fund; the fact that the Charleston Battery is located in a city and in a part of the country that has seen its share of hurricanes over the years helps us appreciate the dangers and the severity of these storms. We're glad to help out in any way we can.

We're confident that the Ninth Circuit understands the severity of our claim and will uphold the decision of the U.S. Federal Court. Monday's decision may finally clear the way for the legitimate online marketplace to thrive in an environment that encourages both creativity and a respect for copyright.

lay its hands on the lowly murderers and will punish them with all severity of the law.

Severity breedeth fear, but roughness breedeth hate. Even reproofs from authority ought to be grave and not taunting.

Severity and repression of the old type, however, almost certainly carried with it in adolescence, disturbance, confusion and the necessity of revolt.

She understands the severity of what's going on down there and that those people need help, ... She's OK with it.

My feeling is that life supercedes everything. I haven't heard the severity of it, but I know it's not good. When you get to those things, how do you put a timetable on it?

New pandemic outbreaks will occur in the future. What we don't know is when or its severity or how soon it might occur,

Only the degree of severity of the decline will vary from one company to the next.

On November 7 NGS alerted NISCC to the problem. It was hoped that due to the severity of the problem that Oracle would release a fix or a workaround for this in the January 2006 Critical Patch Update. They failed to do so.

I was horrified at the evidence I have been shown of the severity of the attacks on police officers,

I was surprised at the severity of the sentence.

I have determined that this situation is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the state,

I have determined that the severity and magnitude of this event necessitates the need for supplementary federal assistance,

I have determined that these fires are of such severity and magnitude that effective recovery is beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local government, and that supplementary federal assistance is necessary,

Given the severity of the storm, we expect that stores in the affected areas could lose up to two days of sales as roads were nearly impossible to navigate.

Given the severity of the hurricane, the agricultural losses could have been much greater,

Given the severity of the downturn, I would think we'll get a little more of a bounce over the next few weeks, but I wouldn't expect much beyond that. I think it's going to be a long, hot summer.

Had these kinds of requirements been in place before the current crisis began in 1997, the flows of capital might well have slowed at a much earlier stage, substantially reducing the severity of the crisis,

We talked about that and she understands the severity of it.

We take this very seriously. We will certainly take steps to reinsure that our employees are trained properly and that they understand the severity of this issue.

We take this very seriously, ... We will certainly take steps to reinsure that our employees are trained properly and that they understand the severity of this issue.

We suspect it might be extended because of the severity of the storm, but we don't know that.

H5N1 is primarily an animal disease. However, given its expanding geographical scope and that H5N1 is endemic in some countries, our assessment is that the risk of pandemic is great. Timing is unpredictable and the severity is uncertain.

I think that if the penalties were enhanced, certainly the general public would know the severity of not obeying the law.

It has been determined that the damage was not of such severity and magnitude as to be beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.

It is likely that many of the organizations reporting an intrusion did not realize the duration, extent or severity of the intrusion, or detected only a portion of multiple separate intrusions during the reporting period.

People are innocent until proven guilty, but due to the severity of this situation, we are suspending these three immediately. If any of the three is found to be involved in this crime in any way, each will be terminated.

Our scheme guaranteeing free travel for elderly and disabled people on local bus services continues to be hugely successful. Nevertheless, we are conscious it cannot benefit people who are not able to use even low-floor buses because of the nature or severity of their disability. This project will not only immediately improve access for these passengers, it will also allow us to test the extent to which community transport is able to meet the transport needs of persons who cannot use conventional buses.

I think in fairness to Jerry he probably did not know the severity of the injury at the time. I think it's not fair to attribute those statements to him without him having all the information.

It depends on the severity of his injury, how he feels upon recovery and upon rehab. I don't have any answer to that right now.

It depends on a whole variety of things: If they're really truly sorry for what they did, if they show sincere remorse. The severity of the offense, motive, strength of evidence -- all of that factors in to how we proceed,

Justice is better when it prevents rather than punishes with severity

It is estimated that half of all sports-related injuries among children can be prevented. Protective equipment, safe playing conditions and the development and enforcement of safety rules help reduce the number and severity of sports injuries.

The abruptness and severity of the current technology slowdown has clearly impacted 3Com. 3Com is taking immediate steps to reduce costs and achieve profitability.

Those are the two measures by which we look at a market, and when you increase potential numbers of properties that might be damaged and the severity of that damage, you give us great pause,

We are increasing our view of the likelihood of severe hurricanes and the severity of the loss in the event of those hurricanes.

Unfortunately, there is no vehicle on the road that can adequately protect people in such collisions. We do not believe any other comparable vehicles' fuel tanks could have survived the severity of this impact.

Timing is unpredictable and the severity is uncertain.

Kindness effects more than severity.

What we saw here was a breaking of all the boundaries that we worked so hard to maintain over the past few days. We will deal with the full severity of the law with these people who desecrated the synagogue and went berserk and injured officers.

There are many research reports that try to compare the number of vulnerabilities between Linux and other operating systems but none take into account the severity of the issues. ... This report shows there are relatively few critical issues affecting users of Linux-based operating systems. However, we believe even one is unsatisfactory, and our strategy is to rapidly respond to fix these issues whilst innovating new technology to reduce the risk of future issues.

We work with 4,000 people a year across Ontario, about 100 of those in Durham Region, And the centres use about 4,000 volunteers in total, ... It's usually a one-on-one relationship, and there's always at least one volunteer with a rider, sometimes three depending on the severity of their condition.

To the extent that human spirits are made gentle by the social state, sensibility increases; as it increases, the severity of punishment must diminish if one wishes to maintain a constant relation between object and feeling.

The players' association negotiated for a clean slate when a player is promoted from the minor leagues to the major leagues. That clean slate, however, is a two-way street. If minor-league discipline does not count in determining the severity of the penalty to be imposed for a violation of the major-league program, then such discipline cannot immunize the player from discipline under the major-league program.

With due recognition of the severity of the New Orleans situation, folks will be trying to pull in business.

When we moved in three years ago, we were unaware of the severity of the water. It's becoming a health issue. It's getting bad. It's really getting bad.

The reasons for this unusual severity of human disease have remained unclear.

This was difficult for the union to do, but the union is being pragmatic. Its goal is to preserve jobs. It realizes the severity of the situation that GM is in.

What our tests have revealed are that in some crash circumstances the airbag sensors are not detecting the crash severity early enough, so we're getting airbags firing late, ... That means you will not get the most effective protection you should from the belts and the airbags.

Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'

We should have no illusion as to the severity of the struggle we face against international terror. It will be long, it will wide and it will be deep,

Due to the combination of lower severity and the lower anticipated individual losses, we do not expect substantial losses to the industry, in aggregate.

Rome is burning, and they don't seem to get it. I don't think they understand the severity of the problem.

You've got to recognize the severity of what Mother Nature did to us,

This crisis might be getting less attention than the tsunami did, but the number of people needing help is even greater. The severity of this crisis means assistance is needed on a huge scale.

This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses, cast new light on the fiscal severity that our Nation is facing, what some would call a mess.

A lot of things are going through my mind, ... My folks, wife, kids. All of those things enter your mind at some point when you start to realize the severity of your problem.

It's bad. I'm no doctor but it hurts. The severity I'm not quite sure but it hurts. I couldn't really hear with the crowd but I thought I felt a pop.

It's a company that has been slightly unprepared for the severity of the downturn. They could have taken action sooner.

Consumers need to be educated about the risks associated with altered- title vehicles, ... Even though the storm damage occurred in the South, many of these vehicles will be dispersed across a broad area, including Pennsylvania, in an effort to swindle unsuspecting consumers. Pennsylvania saw cases of flood title fraud after Hurricane Andrew in 1992, and we have to believe, given the severity of damage caused by these current disasters, that we will see similar instances in the coming months.

It's important for us to conduct a formal inquiry so we know the full scope of what occurred. There certainly isn't any dispute as to the severity of the potential violations, but there is some dispute as to the scope.

They continue to downplay the severity and the real size of the problem.

The severity of the sentences serves as an ominous reminder of the consequences of misconduct. Executives engage in cost-benefit analysis every day. It's not surprising that they would be more responsive to deterrence.

The severity of the penalty is really the strongest deterrent. It allowed authorities the tools they need to make those arrests.

The severity of the downturn still hinges on the fate of consumers.

The severity of punishments ought to be relative to the state of the nation itself. Stronger and more easily felt impressions have to be made on a people only just out of the savage state. A lightning strike is needed to stop a fierce lion who is provoked by a gunshot.

The severity has been high in some cases, and we need to take some action.

It's not about Kerry as much as it is about us. It's about where we are realistically and where he is now and to find out, when that time comes, the severity of whatever is in there. If it's nothing, we're pleased. If it's something, then we'll take care of it and give him ample time to rehab so he can start the season on time next year.

The field is lower than anything around it so it suffers from flooding every year. This year was worse than previous ones because the severity of rain fall. There's no drainage on the field what so ever.

I hope they understand the severity of (of the violations). This is a very dangerous situation they are in.

In general, many of these bulletins have a lower impact in terms of severity and are much more difficult to exploit on newer operating systems such as Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

I'm not worried about the team or what this does for our future. I'm just worried about Jay. I'm worried about the severity of his injury for his career. We just have to wait and see. Our thoughts are with him.

In the frontal test, the driver's side of the vehicle needs to absorb the energy of the crash and keep the occupant compartment intact, ... The Freestyle's performance is what we like to see. A driver in a real-world crash of this severity would be likely to sustain only minor injuries. The Freestyle is a good performer and a 'best pick' in the frontal test.

In 2005, we also faced challenges in both our segments. Results in our Senior Segment were impacted by a higher-than-anticipated Medicare supplement loss ratio. Our Medical Segment was affected by increased severity of larger dollar claims. In 2006, we continue to actively address these issues as we remain focused on our ongoing business strategy of growth in our Senior Segment and stability in our Medical Segment.

I guess it was around April (1997) that I realized the level, the severity of the problem that I was having, ... And I'm really proud that I kind of stepped up to the bat and took care of it. For me, it was a no-brainer. It was just -- this is obviously what I have to go do.

He thought it would be best for him to sit the rest of the game and try to get right for next week, ... We don't really know the severity of this hamstring. It might just be a contusion of some kind. ... We're meeting with him at this time and I can't speculate publicly any more until Carnell and the doctors have had a chance to look at this further.

Ridicule is often employed with more power and success than severity.

Excessive severity misses its own aim.

Jealousy seldom punishes with the severity it suffers.

The tricky part is that concussion signs and symptoms are not always straightforward and the effects and severity of injury and safe return-to-play can be difficult to determine.

This is long overdue given the severity of problems. That's a race to the bottom we can't tolerate.

This is a high fatality count. The extent of the damage and the severity will probably not be very clear until we get the sun in the morning.

And it would certainly, I think, meet all of the requirements for a violation of state law, either simple battery or second-degree battery, depending upon the severity of the injuries sustained by Mr. Davis.

The earnings reflect the severity of price declines. It also looks as though higher material costs also contributed to the drop.

The maximum total severity rating for this month is Critical, so please update systems as soon as possible when the bulletin is available this coming Tuesday.

The market is factoring in a higher probability of a pause now but it's absolutely too soon to tell, ... By September 20, it may appear to be prudent to pause but the Fed will make the decision then depending on the severity of the economic damage.

Who begins with severity, in judging of another, ends commonly with falsehood.

The level of severity was higher than that observed in the Hampton County rust field. Approximately 30 per cent of the collected leaves had 1 or more ASR pustules on the bottom surface. Most of the affected leaves had 5 to 15 pustules. This indicates that we may have had spores produced by the initial pustules and we are seeing a second generation of pustules now. It also means that infection probably took place 10 to 14 days ago.

The limited (laboratory) data we have says that, okay, it's not going to prevent an illness but it may reduce the severity of the illness. But we haven't had enough good data to tell us what that means in real life.

Summer has set in with its usual severity.

I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity?