11. The letter ended with a severe reprimand to Osborne for his " indiscreet zeal ". 12. She called for a severe reprimand rather than suspension. 13. Four more already have resigned, three are under investigation while another received a severe reprimand . 14. Sasai received a severe reprimand for leaving his bombers. 15. The board also gave Eubank " a severe reprimand and warning to his future conduct ." 16. France's leading daily, Le Monde, called the mid-term elections a " severe reprimand " to Clinton. 17. The severe reprimand that he received was time expired before he became eligible for promotion to flag rank. 18. The earliest printed use in the sense of a severe reprimand is, according to the OED, from 1946. 19. After this severe reprimand , his military career was over except for a short-term assignment under Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout. 20. Following the guilty verdict and subsequent severe reprimand Blumfield was mobbed and hooted as he left the hearing.