21.   For those who break a covenant, penalties can be as severe as a lien on their home.

22.   He said this injury is not as severe as the first one, which took nine months to recover.

23.   He was diagnosed Friday with a strained elbow, which is not as severe as the originally feared sprained tendon.

24.   His suspension is not as severe as the ones handed down during the exhibition season to Troy Crowder and Michel Petit.

25.   However, she indicated it will not be as severe as the most recent RIF last year.

26.   If that parallel holds, then North Korea might be undergoing a crisis every bit as severe as the pessimists describe.

27.   I still think the market is due for a hair-curler one day, but not so severe as to lead to anything like the Great Banana.

28.   Initially, symptoms tend to be minor, but they grow more severe as time passes and may be provoked by an increasing number of foods.

29.   It is especially significant because its provisions concerning student visas are not as severe as some college officials had feared.

30.   It may be difficult to plug all openings to the attic, but the problem of wasps in the attic is not as severe as that in the ceiling.