1.   People with progressively severe impairments, due to illness such as multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, must constantly cope with new problems.

2.   We could demonstrate that cGMP yields high sensitivity and specificity for cardiac diseases in the absence of severe renal functional impairment.

3.   According to one neurological expert, it generally takes seven to eight years from the appearance of the first symptom before a patient suffers severe impairment.

4.   But because this comic has a severe hearing impairment, the familiar becomes exotic, and her ability to extract humor from pain takes on extra meaning.

5.   Even a baby with a severe hearing impairment may blink or act startled in response to a loud noise, like a loud clap.

6.   The bill would provide full benefits for children with the most severe impairments.

7.   The device could be helpful to people with severe visual impairment as well as a hearing problem.