Sentence examples for dire because of from inspiring English sources

Those insisting that this season's rugby fare is dire because of flawed regulations had their case severely damaged in this outstanding Heineken Cup tie yesterday.

Despite the flooding outside the city, the Fargo area did much better than expected just weeks ago, when the forecasts were dire because of a too-sudden thaw that sent water rushing into the Red River.

Mr Large warned that if a submarine had recently entered the base when the failure occurred the situation could have been "dire" because of high heat levels in its reactor.

He steadied, fanning the last two batters of the inning, but the damage felt dire, because of the swiftness of response and because deGrom wasn't himself, running up pitch counts and going wild with his upper fastballs.

The situation is made more dire because of numerous recent trends: many people over 65 have lost their jobs as seniority protections have weakened, and like most other Americans, a higher percentage of them took on debt than in previous generations.

The Biloxi Model Home Program is focusing on the low-income neighborhood of East Biloxi, where Ms. Parker lives and where the need for permanent housing was particularly dire because of the loss of 3,500 homes in a community of 12,000 residents.

The situation for terrestrial mammals in Asia is particularly dire, because much of the native habitat has been heavily disturbed or lost and many species are being overharvested.

Wagner's straits are so dire because any expression of affection for him is corrupted by the possibility of self-interest, which means the only emotional responses he can trust are those that denigrate him.

The Sunday Times' AA Gill was critical of the episode, suggesting that the series had been revived: "because of some dire piece of market research where they asked single, lonely, overweight, over-40 women who keep cats and believe in ghosts who they fancied most on television, and Alan Davies must have beaten Huw Edwards by a woolly head".

Dr. Oddone said he had to plan for more dire possibilities, because of the uncertainties.

The big three are in dire trouble because of poor sales, high debts and cost bases that are less competitive than those of foreign-owned rivals.