Sentence examples for dire social from inspiring English sources

That would have dire social consequences, say some provinces.

Obesity and global warming are two dire social problems you have highlighted.

From the beginning, I had the idea of inserting strong teachers in classrooms in sectors with dire social needs.

Canada's 1.4 million indigenous people often live in dire social and economic conditions with subpar health and education services.

Family lore has me singing the Hallelujah Chorus in the checkout lane at a grocery store — an early warning of my classical predilections and their dire social consequences.

In a country with dire social and economic problems, Axact has claimed it will make education and healthcare "accessible to all by the year 2019".

The threat of dire medical and social consequences placed pressure on men to accept the treatments".

What happened to her is not pretty, we belatedly discover, so not pretty that the author is forced to consider dire problems of social etiquette.

Mr Morsi put far more effort into trying to consolidate his own control than into dealing with Egypt's dire economic and social problems.

TWO years ago today, the Chinese government outlawed Falun Gong, saying the spiritual movement posed a dire threat to social stability.

Those objections appear to have been eclipsed by the country's mounting economic troubles, which have grown increasingly dire as persistent social unrest has led to a collapse of the tourism industry and the flight of foreign investors.