Sentence examples for seriously desperate from inspiring English sources

I remember her formidable glamour as Mrs Coulter in Nicholas Hytner's production of His Dark Materials, her fine, emancipated Lona Hessel in Ibsen's Pillars of the Community, directed by Marianne Elliot, and her portrait of a seriously desperate housewife, Penny, in Mike Leigh's film All or Nothing.

Blagojevich, sounding seriously desperate for cash, had no interest in taking Obama's suggestions about his recently vacated senate seat unless there was some money involved.

Don't set it too high or nobody will buy; equally, don't set it too low, or else you won't be able to make a decent amount of money (an exception to this is if you are seriously desperate).

Keenan's private Gar can also be seriously pained, expressing desperate yearnings for parental affection.

We take concussion very seriously and are desperate for leadership, direction and guidance from World Rugby on the disciplinary process: good statements are being made but I would like to see some action.

But the conflict is particularly acute when the subjects of the research are vulnerable for instance, if they are mentally ill and confused, if they are poor or homeless and in need of money, or if they are seriously ill and desperate for any sort of help.

There are weapons being swung, creepy voice-over questions posed and images flickering ominously, as a seriously jawboned and desperate Brolin looks for answers and someone to hurt.

We got so desperate, we seriously considered climbing though the air-conditioning ducts on some Mission Impossible-type shit.

Seriously though, newspaper proprietors are desperate to make money out of the World Cup.

The fact that such options, most formerly considered taboo by the Social Democrats, are now being seriously considered indicates just how desperate Mr Schröder's party has become.

"He's desperate to be taken seriously again," Edwards added.