31.   Most securities were off their lows as worry eased a new strike would be as severe as the last one.

32.   No one knows whether the state could be gripped by a drought as severe as the one in Mexico, which has lasted five years in some places.

33.   Nonetheless, research indicates that homophobia is prevalent in many Latino communities in the United States, though it generally becomes less severe as education and acculturation levels increase.

34.   Others deal with major structural defects as severe as inch-wide cracks in foundations, or leaky roofs and windows that trigger mold.

35.   Penalties can be as severe as loss of ministerial credentials.

36.   Players were subjected to greens as severe as Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters Tournament.

37.   Ramadan in winter, when days are shorter, is not as severe as Ramadan in summer.

38.   Remy says he felt no regrets about hanging up the spikes because his knee injuries were so severe as to leave no question.

39.   Severe as this fire was, local history records many worse than this.

40.   She says that the degree of stunted growth is about half as severe as that seen in crack babies whose mothers used cocaine while pregnant.