The RFU has not confirmed the exact nature of Borthwick's injury and it will now be next week before the severity the problem is fully assessed.

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There are many different types of surgeries to correct bunions, depending on the nature and severity of the problem.

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Mr. Henry said that while many company executives recognize the severity of the problem, many others do not, and that has frustrated him.

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The apparent acknowledgement by the Euro countries of the severity of their problem is getting much of the credit for the strong stock market.

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In a sign of the growing severity of the problem, the new regulations published on Saturday describe "emergency measures" for days when pollution becomes a "danger to human health", including mandatory factory closures and restrictions on vehicles.

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Heffner, like most security researchers revealing dangerous bugs, argues that releasing an exploit may be the most effective way to draw attention to severity of the problem and convince both browser and router makers to fix the fundamental vulnerability.

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The severity of this problem has been greatly diminished by the fact that WWII, which effectively ended the Great Depression (and left us with far more debt that we have today, incidentally), led to growth in the government sector that only slightly reversed itself once peace came.

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Your concerns about sequestration seem misplaced compared with the growing severity of our debt problem, which no one is really addressing in any meaningful way.

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While most nations acknowledge the reality of climate change, questions persist about its pace, severity and expense -- both of fixing the problem now and paying for its effects later.

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