Sentence examples for a dire set from inspiring English sources

Its consumer-electronics companies recently reported a dire set of annual earnings.

The other papers followed the Guardian story, leaving the prime minister facing a dire set of headlines from across the political spectrum on Tuesday morning.

Britain's airport operators will issue a plea for help to the government this week, revealing the extent of the industry's financial woes and issuing a dire set of predictions for the rest of the year.

11.11am BST French bond auction France posted a dire set of services PMIs for March today, coming in at 41.3 and further underlining the country's economic divergence from Germany.

Still, at home and in the U.S., RIM is looking at a dire set of circumstances.

It is hard to imagine a more dire set of circumstances, and a more compelling reason for bold government action.

No Shins for me, thanks, I've got a more dire set of aesthetics to mimic.

The consequences for the nutritional and economic status of the household can be dire, setting off a downward spiral of declining health.

The British equivalent of the Golden Gate Bridge as a construction of great beauty and a favourite spot for jumpers (both suicidal and bungee) is Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge, which looms over The Truth About Love, a dire romantic comedy set in Bristol.

Mehmet Cahit Turhan, the general manager for the General Directorate of Highways, and others have said that the new span will help ease the choking traffic jams in the sprawling city, but environmentalists and some city planning experts assert that the construction will only make a dire situation worse, setting off a new wave of rapid and poorly planned urban development.

"We thought it was quite a dire game governed by set pieces.