Sentence examples for adding to the dire from inspiring English sources

As the markets lost faith, they forced up interest charges on government bonds, adding to the dire financial position.

Heavy rain on Thursday turned much of the refugee camps into mud, further adding to the dire situation.

To add to the dire living conditions, there is a constant threat of post-election rioting.

To add to the dire situation, Harrison's blanket and shoes were stolen, and due to the cold, he began to suffer from frostbite.

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Law enforcement officials say Russia's shift to a more open society has led to greater disorder following the dissolution of the Soviet police state, but Russian museums' dire financial straits add to the problem of fighting crime.

Every 13 minutes, the need becomes even more dire, when yet another name is added to the list.

The trend has been given a shot of adrenalin by the World Cup and Olympics, which are pushing up property prices and accelerating government efforts to reclaim the slums and relocate poor communities despite the risk of adding to a dire homeless problem.

Add to that the dire political and economic consequences of his reckless foreign policy, and it's not surprising that his euphoric speeches and jingoistic propaganda are already beginning to wear thin.

And an outbreak of influenza, so rampant that it'll soon spin into a global pandemic killing as many as 100 million people, is only adding to humanity's dire situation.

With rising fuel and food prices, and drought, added to an already dire humanitarian situation, it seems that Mother Nature is kicking the people of Somalia while they are down.