Sentence examples for grim plan from inspiring English sources

During last week's presidential debate, which was lackluster to say the least, Mitt Romney finally unveiled some specifics as it relates to his economic plan to slash the deficit, taxes, and spending -- the "no reason to hope, the future will be grim" plan.

But since that grim January planning meeting, Mr. LaPierre has prevented what he and his group feared most: bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Executives of Delta Air Lines, facing increasingly grim economic conditions, plan to ask the carrier's directors on Friday for permission to engage in merger discussions with United Airlines and Northwest Airlines, a step that could push the industry's much-talked-about need to consolidate closer to reality.

In the essay, entitled "Jane Jacobs and the Death and Life of American Planning," Thomas J. Campanella, a professor of urban planning and design at the University of North Carolina, describes and discusses the grim descent that planning as a profession has taken in the 50 years since publication of Jacobs' The Death and Life of Great American Cities.

But in the short run, the news continues to be grim: Continental announced plans over the weekend to lay off 12,000 workers and reduce service by 20% immediately.

But if the long-term economic outlook was improving, the immediate political impact of the 1993 budget plan was grim for Democrats.

"It was only a matter of time before the grim reality of your plans took effect," the judge said.

For residents, the plan makes for grim reading.

Governments and scientists would rally together on red-alert to try to deflect the disaster and plan for the grim future it would leave in its wake.

The grim figures came as a plan to build a £300m shopping centre in Wolverhampton, which would have been anchored by Marks & Spencer and Debenhams, looked likely to be shelved.

Let's face it we're all getting older, so you might as well plan for the Grim Reaper now while you can still get a deal on a casket at Costco.