"dire questions" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
It means questions that are serious, urgent or severe in nature. Example: The politician was bombarded with dire questions about his involvement in the corruption scandal during the press conference.
Both more absurd than its predecessor and more serious in intent, "Vacant Possession" is a dark novel that poses dire questions about the nature of identity and interdependence.
"My reality" raises even more far-reaching and dire questions about the state of our culture, one in which the very concept of "reality" seems to be in danger.
The fact that bin Laden was found in a compound in a wealthy retirement community populated in large part by former Pakistani military officers raises dire questions about the relationship of the Pakistani army and its intelligence community to radical Islamic terrorists.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet The fact that bin Laden was found in a compound in a wealthy retirement community populated in large part by former Pakistani military officers raises dire questions about the relationship of the Pakistani army and its intelligence community to radical Islamic terrorists.
Mr. Kelley said: "We need to do what we can to protect the privacy of the jurors, to ensure their response to voir dire questions will be candid and won't be impeded by the fear that private or personal information will be released".
The International Publishers Association has expressed its "deep concern" about the situation, with president Richard Charkin urging the Chinese authorities "to assist in locating them and allowing for their safe return home", adding: "These disappearances immediately raise dire questions about the Chinese government's commitment to freedom to publish".
In an effort to assemble a jury capable of assessing impartially this and other controversial questions, the trial judge and defense counsel during voir dire questioned prospective jurors regarding their attitudes toward the Black Panthers and toward violent crimes in general.
As the rain has poured down on the East Coast over the past week, softening the fairways and greens at Merion, players, golf traditionalists, and casual observers alike have been raising a dire question: Could the bombers who dominate the P.G.A. Tour these days obliterate the historic course, which opened in 1910 and holds a prominent place in golfing folklore?
The dire question that seems to be rising is this one: How many more crowds can McCain whip up this way and not expect to stumble on the loaded chamber?
The lunch crowd included Julie Taymor whose play Grounded, a one-woman tour de force starring Anne Hathaway at the Public Theater last year, dealt with this dire question in another way, limning the decision making of women, thought too soft under these circumstances.
Alan Rickman delivers a key line: "Never tell a soldier that he does not know the cost of war". The lunch crowd included Julie Taymor whose play Grounded, a one-woman tour de force starring Anne Hathaway at the Public Theater last year, dealt with this dire question in another way, limning the decision making of women, thought too soft under these circumstances.
