Sentence examples for considered desperate from inspiring English sources

Most people eke out a living not on $1 a day, which is considered desperate poverty, but on 25 cents.

Roxanne Coady, the owner of R. J. Julia in Madison, Conn., was one of the first prominent booksellers to begin charging for events about five years ago, a move that she considered "desperate" at the time.

Although Internet dating was considered desperate and even a bit creepy as late as the mid-1990s, the online dating industry is now worth as much as $4 billion worldwide, according to IntelliCorp InTouch's Jason Koeppe, who also calls it "the new mega-industry".

(Even the two derelicts in "Waiting for Godot," so beloved of Stoppard, are in a plight that most people would consider desperate).

The reorganization of the National Guard was begun by the cabinet in August 1889, and the creation of a rival militia caused the dissidents among the officer corps to consider desperate steps.

The reorganization of the National Guard was begun by the cabinet in August 1889, and the creation of a rival force caused the dissidents among the officer corps to consider desperate measures.

In the early days, organ transplantation was considered a "desperate [remedy] for desperate patients" [ 2], p.1483.

The agreement with Russia is considered a desperate measure to address the situation after months of the two sides refusing outright to discuss cutting production.

He went to his bedroom window, considered a desperate leap to the ground, then pondered the possibility of lunging for a neighbor's window a good five feet away.

The sudden announcement, and particularly Countrywide's decision to draw on its entire credit line, was considered a desperate move by the lender and fanned speculation that the company was edging toward Chapter 11.

Some of his backers resorted to urging prison workers to strike or call in sick Wednesday, and they considered a desperate appeal for White House intervention.