He and his colleagues must overcome the most severe difficulties in the coming year.

After the recession of 1907, the newspaper had severe financial difficulties.

But in the same breath they acknowledge severe financial difficulties.

By the 1980s the paper was in severe financial difficulties.

He claimed she had been in severe financial difficulties at the time.

Many of those institutions are now having severe financial difficulties.

This move raised £51 million for the company, which had been facing severe financial difficulties.

At the time of his departure, the company was still in severe financial difficulties.

All the seeds passed the first round without severe difficulty.

The new government is faced with severe difficulties and we must provide more than just economic aid.