The expressions range from mild to strong, from exclamations and oaths, to curses and swear words.

VOA: special.2010.02.14

They are used for mild to moderate cases of the disease.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

But most of the cases at this time, continue to be mild cases where people recover without needing hospitalizations.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

WHO chief Chan urges people not to become complacent because of the relatively mild nature of the H1N1 pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

"It had a tremendous impact on children and adults with chronic medical conditions so it would be a mistake to characterize the pandemic as being mild."

VOA: standard.2010.04.29

In the United States, the number of confirmed influenza cases continues to rise, but most flu sufferers report relatively mild symptoms, and only one death has been recorded.

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Matthew During's paper on how the mild stress of an enriched environment can change the production of hormones related to cancer growth is published in the journal "Cell."

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

It took several years of further experiments and analysis, but During and his colleagues ultimately concluded that the mild stress of all that activity and interaction activated a communication channel that prompts fat cells to stop releasing a hormone called leptin, which accelerates cancer growth.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14