Sentence examples for dire affair from inspiring English sources

Unfortunate then that he chose probably the worst game so far in FC's history as they went down 1-0 aftextra-timeine in a frankly dire affair.

This weekend would be a long, dire affair filled with lost boners and empty heroin bags if it weren't for two of the oldest and vaguely raging man-music makers still banging it out here in Melbourne.

When it does happen, however, the consequences are usually dire: affairs are painful in a marriage, but affairs that take place in the marriage bed can be lethal.

The opening and closing films at most film festivals are dire affairs and Cannes is usually no exception.

More residents, especially of a higher earning caliber, is a promising phenomenon in the Motor City, which has been hemorrhaging people for years and desperately needs a higher tax base to help it redress its dire financial affairs and underfunded public institutions.

It is a dire state of affairs and needs urgent attention.

The dire state of affairs was underlined by a second report last week from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Clearly its gifted author has been exercised by the dire state of affairs in his country.

This dire state of affairs was not inevitable, for the country has a bounty of natural resources.

Miller said the current situation was "a dire state of affairs" and added the issue "has to be addressed and settled quickly".

"This is a dire state of affairs," Mr. Miller said in a statement, whose tone recalled warnings that Gazprom had issued before shutting off gas to Ukraine in energy embargoes in 2006 and 2009.