Sentence examples for dire address from inspiring English sources

In his dire address, Trump ticked off a string of statistics and claims to make his case that there is a crisis at the border, but a number of his statements were misleading, such as saying the new trade deal with Mexico would pay for the wall, or suggesting through gruesome examples that immigrants are more likely to commit crimes.

Perhaps because of this there was in Mr. Codey's dire budget address something more than the usual gamesmanship, where the governor checks the spending ambitions of the Legislature early in the year by claiming that the state coffers are empty, only to find money for his own priorities when the budget is settled in June.

"Henceforth you will be known as Darth Vader!" These dire words, addressed to a tormented Anakin Skywalker as he crosses the threshold to the much-mentioned Dark Side, mark the definitive moment of his Luciferian journey, which will end with him in a black, neo-Wehrmacht helmet-mask, with incipient emphysema and a walk that makes him look as if he has had concrete hip replacements.

Nor is Half Moon Bay the only town in California forced to take drastic measures to address dire financial straits; nearby San Carlos also recently outsourced its policing to the sheriff.

Any winner of the presidential election will have to address dire economic reality.

Bigger democracies like India, South Africa and Indonesia, on the other hand, have been a disappointment, too often hiding behind the nonintervention screen instead of leading efforts to address dire situations.

These countries are now the 21st century's economic powerhouses, with 87percentt of the world's GDP, yet many are still failing to address dire living conditions and lack of access to health services in their communities.

- Sue Mbaya, Advocacy Director, World Vision Africa These countries are now the 21st century's economic powerhouses, with 87percentt of the world's GDP, yet many are still failing to address dire living conditions and lack of access to health services in their communities.

It is a serious matter in dire need of addressing.

"They are very quick to recognise the benefits," says Sheldrick, listing e-commerce and microfinance as sectors that are in dire need of addresses.

But that approach has proven to be ineffective in addressing dire threats, especially when the profit motive can't be sparked.