61.   Scott did not examine Bledsoe, whose condition may be less severe than the kind she was addressing, since he does not need surgery or a cast.

62.   Some sergeants have resigned as part of plea bargains, and others have pleaded to charges less severe than rape.

63.   Still, the decline in corn planting is less severe than anticipated.

64.   Still, in the afternoon trading the losses were much less severe than those earlier this week.

65.   Sudden cardiac arrest is more severe than a heart attack, a blockage of arteries that can lead to the heart stopping.

66.   The allergy season will be longer and more severe than in the past three or four years because of the mild winter and heavy rains, allergists predict.

67.   The accident seemed no more severe than other weekend wrecks.

68.   The cities and towns along the pipeline also worry about something less severe than fire.

69.   The club says the injury is a strained hamstring, which would be less severe than a tear.

70.   The boy who was stricken Thursday was also at the hospital, and listed Thursday afternoon in satisfactory condition, with symptoms less severe than the four earlier victims.