Sentence examples for the parlous from inspiring English sources

The parlous position of news brands remains.

One was the parlous state of its finances.

First is the parlous state of some savings banks.

The parlous state of the city's schools demands no less.

Their capital ratios give scant indication of the parlous state that some of them are in.

Mr Osborne's colleagues have been making scary speeches about the parlous state of public finances.

But the parlous state of the world economy demands nothing less.

For a long time, the parlous state of the economy was the main issue.

The parlous state of the economy has political as well as financial roots.

THE parlous state of public health care tops opinion polls of Brazilian voters' concerns.

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