Sentence examples for In precarious straits from inspiring English sources

From Air Force One, with his politically critical Medicare bill in precarious straits on Capitol Hill, Mr. Bush placed calls to pressure wavering House Republicans.

The ensuing campaign against Russia's army in Europe resulted in a bloody stalemate at the Battle of Eylau (February 8 , 1807, leaving Napoleon in precarious straits with extremely vulnerable lines of supply.

But the economic distress it has left in its wake is pushing a rising tide of workers into precarious straits in France and across the European Union.

Phillips's protagonist, Josephine, is a woman in precarious financial straits, relieved to finally obtain a job entering information into a database.

The salesman, Salvatore Perrone, who turned 64 on Thursday, was an independent apparel salesman with visions of creating his own clothing line, a neighborhood curiosity in precarious financial straits and a divorced father with a history of drinking to excess before getting behind the wheel, according to people who knew him and public records.

55 As a result, many have found themselves in one of many precarious financial straits.

But the system remains in precarious condition.

In general, the singer has been in precarious health.

"We have been in precarious situations before.

Middle East in precarious transition.

Banks are still in precarious shape.