There is no shortage of leftist groups that will tell you so, and in the direst possible terms.
Deciding whether to list an animal as critically endangered or just vulnerable could make or break funding for that creature, so there is a tendency to lean toward the direst possible listing.
Back in March, South Carolina GOP Chair Karen Floyd floated the direst possible punishment for Florida -- stripping the state of its status as host of the Republican National Convention.
Climate change skeptics often disparage these periodic reports from the United Nations, claiming that the panel writing them routinely stretches the boundaries of scientific evidence to make the problem look as dire as possible.
The one-time Dutch footballer of the year arrived at Stoke with quiet promise, but he's now ended his time there in the direst way possible, exiled during a relegation battle after a bust-up with Paul Lambert.
Before acting on such a request, must I warn the employee of the possible dire consequences?
Quotes what has been said about the possible dire effects of the U.S. not signing the treaty.
On the other hand, it holds out not only that the redemption of this dire condition is possible, but that, astonishingly, it has in some sense already happened.
BERN, Switzerland — Amid the news of global warming and huge losses at UBS, the country's largest bank, the Swiss were confronted this winter with an even more dire report: the possible extinction of cervelas, the national sausage.
How do I explain to the medical students whom I teach that reaching into your own wallet to help a poor patient afford a needed medicine may be viewed as unethical, while creating possible dire financial consequences for someone you treat so that you can collect your full fees is no cause for concern?
