For Kennedy, the threat to America's existence came from abroad, but the consequences were perhaps even more dire: our Cold War foes presented an existential threat to America, and our conflict presented a threat to humanity itself.
Given these dire conditions, the Cold War era when the Palestinian question was of paramount importance is over.
The BRC report said the clothing and footwear sector had a "dire month" as a cold spell kept shoppers away from spring-summer ranges, in stark contrast to April a year ago when temperatures were unusually high.
He went on to say that it was a dire period of the Cold War and that the Soviet Union was under the threat of nuclear annihilation and "yet, even then, the U.S. had the courage to take me and my family in as refugees".
Sometimes "bouncebackability", to revive Iain Dowie's phrase, derives not from the whims of players but the dire consequence of omission, from cold fear.
(I am hoping that the south London rail and overground services aren't as dire as during the last cold snap).
These resale consumers could be curtailed by as much as 560,000 Mcf on cold days without dire consequences, but burdening them with the full curtailment volume would deprive them of up to 1,500,000 Mcf.
(Is Mitch Landrieu still around?) Democrats don't need wet blankets, but they are in dire need of a splash of cold water now and then.
When Scott finds himself in dire straits, the author remembers his cold response: "My position was that losing hope was good in Scott's case; losing hope was sensible".
The Nationals were able to salvage the final game of the three-game series, and for a team in dire straits — outfielder Denard Span confronted the cold reality that the team was "running out of time" — it was a boost.
