Sentence examples for parlous place from inspiring English sources

ALL the tradition and history and precedent has left the most venerable and smug of parliaments in a parlous place.

How you judge him on the former depends in part on how much you deem him responsible for Britain's parlous situation in the first place.

The parlous position of news brands remains.

As for the club, they remain in a parlous position.

Houllier has been in such a parlous position only once before.

It's a parlous position for a club that was once a picture of stability.

Luckily, Lewis knew Flir's parlous situation from the inside.

Chris Wheeler, a banking analyst at Mediobanca, told BBC the bank was in a "parlous position".

Quinn can, however, reverse his parlous position if he and his allies can accomplish two tasks.

In a statement today, the club placed the blame for their parlous financial situation on high wages, falling attendances, and the failure of the Football League to allow them to postpone adding seats to their ground.

I accept that given the parlous economic situation, the government has tough decisions to make.