Sentence examples for a very grim view from inspiring English sources

Speaking as officials gather in Barcelona tomorrow for a final round of negotiations, Rajendra Pachauri, head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said: "I gave all the world's leaders a very grim view of what the science tells us and that is what should be motivating us all, but I'm afraid I don't see too much evidence of that at the current stage.

"It was a very grim situation in Russia in those days -- no personal prospects in sight".

It is a very grim city.

"It's a very grim picture".

It was a very grim experience.

"It is a very grim read," Mr. Younkins said.

One attendee described it as a "very grim meeting".

Mrs Kelly described it as a "very grim time": "He was exceedingly upset, we both were, very anxious, very stressed".

Is he a parodist having a (very grim) laugh at American religious fervour?

All of these ideas make a very grim backdrop to an excellent thriller.

"We are looking at a very grim future for Cyprus," said Michael Olympios, chairman of the Cyprus Investor Association, a lobbying group.