31.   He had to have complete knee reconstruction, but the damage was more severe than a football-type of knee injury.

32.   His sentence is more severe than those of other convicts whose crimes are even worse.

33.   His penalty was a lot less severe than the one by the league.

34.   HGE produces symptoms similar to, but usually more severe than, those of Lyme disease, experts said.

35.   However, Deutch said a preliminary review indicated the damage would be far less severe than the tragedy that Ames caused.

36.   His problem, atrial fibrillation, is less severe than ventricular fibrillation, the disease that killed Lewis, and is apparently being controlled with medication.

37.   However, winter dry spells in places such as Texas are typically much less severe than summer droughts.

38.   If this winter is less severe than last winter, the spokesman said, even the lower inventories should be sufficient.

39.   In fact, both profit warnings and stock market declines are far more severe than in previous downturns.

40.   In fact, the injury was more severe than the Lakers first thought.