Less time is needed to mount another reel on your rod than to pick apart the snarl caused by a severe backlash.

After a severe public backlash to the decision, Smith was reinstated as coach by the board the very next day, which was again front page news.

According to Mansur, the severe backlash has prompted him to stop going to his local mosque.

However, if it's used to demean, there's always severe backlash.

He concluded that the violence of the act would have instead resulted in a more severe backlash against suspected Catholics.

The decision was met with severe backlash by players and sportswriters.

These appointments generated a severe backlash across the spectrum.

Though it drew no official response, it prompted a severe backlash, especially from among priests of other Buddhist schools.

Its heavy hand in enforcing regulations already regarded as too strict led to a severe backlash.

A severe backlash against Iranians in the United States developed.