Continued population growth means that the shortage of space for living and working will grow more severe.

To the north, further up the mountain, the climate rapidly grew more severe.

These letters grew increasingly frequent and more severe as he aged.

Executives said the housing problem, while not new, is growing more severe by the month.

But in recent generations they had been growing ever more severe.

Beginning with the 8th century, legislation against heresies grew more severe.

"However" - the general's face grew severe - "problems of national security possibly are involved."

Every year, the narrowing grows more severe until one day no blood can get through and the patient has a heart attack.

Global weather patterns will continue to grow chaotic and severe.

But life in the group apparently grew more severe and regimented at some point after that.