Sentence examples for dire expectation from inspiring English sources
That knowledge gave him a pretty dire expectation of eventual concentrations of carbon dioxide.
The audience, and the raven-haired matron, applauded aggressively, a release of fear, dire expectation and time-stopping suspense.
Still, the contrast between dire expectations and the relatively benign picture so far demands an explanation.
The United States devoted much diplomatic energy to undermining the court and demanding total immunity for Americans.Set against these dire expectations, the court has not done too badly.
But Japanese consumers hunkered down in the 1990s and in this decade as they adjusted to a deflationary economy and dire expectations for future growth.
In conversation, Mignola is a good-humored pessimist, his dire expectations perpetually thwarted by what he calls an incredible run of good luck.
Friday in New York began with a now-familiar feeling: dire expectations of what the opening bell would bring after stocks in Asia and Europe plummeted by as much as 10percentt.
He added: "This set of results disappoints on every level - the pre-tax loss exceeds the City's already dire expectations and the trading profit has fallen by almost 60% in just a year.
The beauty of the tale is that the horror-weary editor isn't surprised either, and even takes a peculiar sort of satisfaction in the fulfillment of his direst expectations.
Yuen Low, an analyst at Shore Capital, said the results were "dire, if slightly ahead of expectations".
