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- noun Plural form of
severity .
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Examples
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He will recall the severities which the hand of Titus inflicted upon the Jews, the harassing siege of
Bahá’í Administration 1897-1957 Shoghi Effendi 1927
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Emancipation, impeaching in unmeasured terms the severities of the penal code, which branded Catholics with the stamp of inferiority.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Hence, the great common woes that fall on whole peoples, in what are called the severities of nature — the storms, fires, earthquakes, pestilences, famines, wrecks, orphanages of the world — the unspeakably appalling facts are known, and they have no other solution that is either satisfactory or tolerably sufficient.
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation. 1802-1876 1871
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Can you give us a sense of what kind of severities you are seeing in those non-metro markets versus what you've experienced in Atlanta to date?
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2010
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What kind of severities should we think about on floor plan loans?
Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009
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At the same time, we have seen an up tick in severities which is within our expectations.
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At the same time, we have seen an up tick in severities which is within our expectations.
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While he added that he expects losses may rise in the near term, the market isn't pricing in a future drop in the "severities" as servicing firms speed resolutions of bad loans and the worst mortgages are liquidated.
BofA, Citi Dominate Bids Al Yoon 2011
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The extent of narrowing will vary in different real life situations depending on the mix of severities.
Allen Frances: DSM 5 Will Lower Autism Rates Allen Frances 2012
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The extent of narrowing will vary in different real life situations depending on the mix of severities.
Allen Frances: DSM 5 Will Lower Autism Rates Allen Frances 2012
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