varying severity

collocation in English

meaningsofvaryingandseverity

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varying
adjective
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ɪŋ/us
/ˈver.i.ɪŋ/
changing or different in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another, or from one person or thing ...
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severity
noun[U]
uk
/sɪˈver.ə.ti/us
/səˈver.ə.t̬i/
seriousness:
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(Definition ofvaryingandseverityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Conduct of dementia trials is complicated by inclusion of subjects withvaryingseverityof cognitive impairment, a condition that makes them vulnerable to exploitation.
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Interestingly, carriers can exhibit cardiopathic symptoms withvaryingseverity, up to and including sudden death.
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In nearly half of the patients, parts of the esophagus become inflamed or become sites for further ulcer formation ofvaryingseverity.
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I have no doubt, too, that some other holidaymakers suffer mishaps ofvaryingseverity.
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I have known several such cases ofvaryingseverityand even tragedy, lasting for varying periods of time, in both the academic world and elsewhere.
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There is at least one cold snap ofvaryingseverityeach winter.
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Very few of the programmes have good quality follow-ups and the client groups' problems are ofvaryingseverity.
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There were annual epidemics ofvaryingseveritywhich left many, both children and adults, dead or permanently paralysed.
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This showed that 47 men had already developed one or more bone lesions ofvaryingseveritywhich could lead to total disability and incapacity for work.
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The rest of the band suffered injuries ofvaryingseverity.
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There is usually undernutrition ofvaryingseveritywith secondary endocrine and metabolic changes and disturbances of bodily function.
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Patients may experience pain ofvaryingseverityin areas around the effected bone.
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There are several forms of the disease, withvaryingseverityof symptoms and time of onset.
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Ichthyosis ofvaryingseverityis well documented in some popular breeds of domestic dogs.
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Chronic blepharitis may result in damage ofvaryingseveritywhich may have a negative effect upon vision and therefore upon the eyeglass prescription.
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She had had hepatitis as a child, and it recurred throughout her life with attacks ofvaryingseverity.
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