Sentence examples for dire ratings from inspiring English sources

But there is no escaping the reality of these dire ratings.

Voters often tell pollsters that they are most concerned about things like immigration and health care, but their behaviour suggests economics trumps such worries: Labour won big victories in the 2000s despite dire ratings on immigration, for example.

Worse still, he has presided over the most dire ratings for "Meet The Press" in decades, as rivals "Face The Nation" and "This Week" surged ahead of him.

Another Conservative trump card was supposed to be Miliband's dire personal ratings.

Isn't she hobbled by scandal and suffering from dire approval ratings?

Labour's dire poll ratings are the elephant in the room.

He believes, despite continuing dire poll ratings, the electorate will give the party credit for their role come polling day.

Sarkozy is suffering dire poll ratings and was today attacked for his handling of the reshuffle, with the left likening him him to a king bullying his courtiers.

Despite the dire poll ratings for the Lib Dems, Clegg's party is still hoping to hold the balance of power in 2015 by clinging on to seats where it has incumbents.

The prime minister has been notably absent in the final weeks of campaigning in Scotland, amid reports of fears that his dire approval ratings north of the border and recent questions over his tax affairs could damage Davidson's chances.

Despite the media attacks on her personality, and dire poll ratings, she remains hopeful of a breakthrough nationally, and points to the success online of the party's election broadcast, which featured a boy band of party leaders wedded to austerity.