These Incan buildings face severe damage if the number of visitors is not more carefully controlled.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

But the piece was big enough to have caused severe damage.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

Geophysicist Julie Dutton says she expects the damage to be severe, in part because many buildings are not designed to withstand earthquakes.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

Many people can live with the virus and never get sick, but 25 percent of those infected eventually develop severe liver damage or cancer.

VOA: standard.2010.07.26

as telephone service from abroad has been disrupted. Geophysicist Julie Dutton says she expects the damage to be severe, partly because the region is not accustomed to major quakes.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

"This is a tragic thing," "We came into this crisis without the authority and the tools necessary to contain the damage to the American economy posedby the very severe pressures working through the financial system."

VOA: standard.2009.03.24