Dire comparisons with Pakistan and Colombia are commonplace.
That drew a storm of criticism from the press and the business lobby, accusing ministers of cowardice in the face of union threats and making dire comparisons to the dark days of the 1970s.Yet talk of a climbdown is rather exaggerated.
The mayor did right, concluded many Americans, but the Saudis were incensed.For too many conservatives and religious militants, modernisation equates with whisky and fornicationProbably, despite the dangers and dire comparisons with the shah of Iran, the regime will survive intact.
He's most thrilled with comparisons with the Waterboys' epic 1984 album A Pagan Place (the War On Drugs have previously covered the title track) but doesn't understand the Dire Straits comparison at all.
This year's target, which excludes bank support, has been raised to 6.3%, but even this higher goal will be missed: the IMF projects a 7% deficit.Spain's performance this year has been particularly dire in comparison with other rich countries.
There are questions that want answers: How did The Globe, for which The Times Company paid $1.1 billion in 1993, get into a fix that seems dire even in comparison to many other struggling newspapers?
With dire resources in comparison with other Major League teams, the Rays are faced with trading him to restock their minor league system this season, or face getting less in return by dealing him away this coming offseason or during the 2015 campaign, his last under contract.
Analysts wondered whether Yahoo was being too pessimistic so that it could offer investors pleasant surprises later this year, at least in comparison to its dire forecasts.
Inspired by a trip to Ireland, their Giornata Storica album from which the effervescent Non Puoi Dire Di No is drawn has won comparison to the Cranberries.
Stop making excuses and stop the spin (performance comparisons that include the dire performance post Hatfield are disingenuous).
