The Wise ruled that the Mourning be severely truncated.
The most obvious beneficiary of this was the character of Margaret, whose role, if not removed completely, is usually severely truncated.
"We--" Whatever he was about to say had been severely truncated.
Sometimes the world seemed to hold more networks of eyes-and-ears than it did Aes Sedai, though most were severely truncated by circumstance.
The story is also severely truncated, even more than in the 1938 MGM film version, although the 1935 version is actually slightly longer.
From Clifton's correspondence we know that Gold "editorially savaged" the story, which appeared in severely truncated or altered form.
The original live broadcast of this sketch was severely truncated, with the last 2-3 minutes of the sketch being cut off.
Promis also complained that the songs were "severely truncated", especially near their end.
However, even deliveries to theses firms are expected to be severely truncated.