a business with severe cash flow problems.

资金周转问题严重的企业。

Shortages of professional staff are very severe in some places.

专业人员的短缺在一些地方十分严重。

This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary.

这种罪行十分恶劣，必须重判。

But perhaps the most severe criticisms have focused upon their military dimensions.

但或许最严厉的批评集中在他们的军事领域。