11.   The pressure was particularly severe for Xerox, which has been grappling with a botched sales force reorganization even as competitors chipped away at its most lucrative markets.

12.   The problem also plagues Likud but seems more severe for Labor.

13.   The problem is particularly severe for women at peak hours.

14.   The San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, however, ruled that the forfeiture penalty is too severe for a Customs reporting violation.

15.   Beyond August, the weather is too severe for further work.

16.   Clinton said the drug problem is too severe for any nation to ignore.

17.   Jose Basulto, leader of the Brothers, said he welcomed the investigation but thought sanctions were too severe for such a peaceful gesture.

18.   That will be a problem at Beckpage Black, where the fairways are tight and the penalties severe for missing them.

19.   That will be a problem at Bethpage Black, where the fairways are tight and the penalties severe for missing them.