Sentence examples for straits faced from inspiring English sources

The Hospital, already in financial straits, faced a loss of United Community Services funds.

It is possible that the fiscal straits faced by both the city and the state will make any late-game saving of fire companies less likely.

— Lynn Davis (@LynnDavisWV) September 4, 2012 Many also shared replies that appeared to reflect their perception of the dire economic straits faced by others, without mentioning their own condition directly: #AreYouBetterOff – NO.

Vera, in dire financial straits, faces horrific hospital bills.

What harm is there in having an army that is not in dire straits?" Facing such obstacles, Mr. Gouveia does not expect to become another Richard Branson anytime soon.

In Friday's historical vignette on this windy strait facing Labrador, where whales mingle with icebergs, modern reality quickly intruded on the magical moment.

China's buildup of missiles opposite Taiwan and its purchase of new fighter jets and Kilo-class submarines from Russia are seen by the Pentagon as an effort to achieve military superiority in the strait facing Taiwan, which the United States is committed to defending.

As a new report reveals the dire financial straits being faced by literary novelists, we investigate how these bleak conditions arose and what can be done to help the writers, regarded by some as thoroughbreds and by others as ghosts of Christmas past.

Just four years ago, the Rochester authority was in financial straits and facing large deficits.

They waved signs -- "Students NOT Banks!" and "$ Now!" -- and chanted slogans that underscored the fiscal straits universities face as they raise tuition.

"Drops in student numbers and the Open University's losses are simply further evidence of the neglect and dire straits currently facing adult and part-time learners in higher education".