Sentence examples for more dire state from inspiring English sources

At the time of the second and third "Bedrooms," van Gogh was in a far more dire state of mental unrest, and the original paintings reflect this shift.

More dire, the state's crop of field corn -- not served on the table, but used to make starch, corn oil and dog food, among other products -- may fall by as much as 30percentthis yearar.

The problems are even more dire at the state and municipal levels.

And conditions grew more dire in several states in the last week.

In more dire situations, however, the state must act.

What makes her ambition all the more extraordinary was the dire state of women's boxing at the time.

All three films take up the vexing, evergreen problem of the media's power to shape and distort reality, and they offer progressively more dire diagnoses of the state of the collective psyche.

For his part, Dr. Robinson, the climatologist, said a prolonged drought in New Jersey like the one in 1964 could have more dire effects because the state is more built up with more people now than it was then.

There could be no sadder and more appropriate symbol of the dire state of their relations.

Ms. Redwood said Britain was behind its Continental neighbors because its households were carrying more debt and because the dire state of public finances ruled out a bigger stimulus package.

Others want to block more dire consequences, and see the state as the obvious mitigator.