41.   The State Department is fighting to forestall budget cuts so severe that senior Department managers are warning of layoffs if they go through.

42.   This may make dire estimates of severe cuts in fishmeal production next year unfounded.

43.   Walters suffered a severe cut on his chin, requiring three layers of stitches to close the wound.

44.   WASHINGTON - Severe cuts in NASA programs mean severe impacts on the local economies which host NASA research centers, business leaders said.

45.   All Blacks rugby player Norm Hewitt has tearfully admitted he has a drinking problem after suffering severe cuts from falling through a glass door.

46.   Bentzel was hospitalized with severe cuts to her hand and arms and a broken bone in her left forearm.

47.   Britain and other countries argued against the severe cuts demanded by the EU head office saying these lacked complete scientific data.

48.   But although Japan and some Nordic countries are maintaining their aid levels, most European donors, including the European Union nations, are considering severe cuts.

49.   Cheng was hospitalised with severe cuts to his arms and legs.

50.   Debt-burdened Olympic is facing severe cuts.