Behind the glitter, isn't the reality grim?In some ways, under dire pressure, the east is setting the west an example it badly needs.
Driven by the demand from hordes of untutored foreign buyers, and the dire financial pressures suffered by artists, that historic transaction sounded the dead knell for a rich artistic tradition deeply rooted in Japanese society.
We've started to do quite well and most of the dire financial pressure is also now off… so things are looking up in that respect.
Mr. McCardell, the former president of Middlebury College in Vermont, emphasizes that Sewanee is by no means in dire straits, and the pressures and challenges it faces are much the same as those that many — probably most — other small liberal arts colleges are encountering.
The Syrian crisis continues apace, but our massive humanitarian support for those displaced and in dire need reduces the pressure of refugee migrations to many nations, including our own.
The most venerable companies were under pressure as dire predictions for a slowing business crept into the public consciousness.
In the run-up to the Queen's Speech, the Lib Dems, who are under pressure after dire European election results, have already announced plans to allow pension providers to poll investments into a single fund.
