Sentence examples for this dire predicament from inspiring English sources

But according to one official I spoke to, roughly thirty per cent of second mortgages are in this dire predicament; the rest are tied to properties where the first mortgage is smaller than the value of the property.

In Chad, the dire predicament of UN peacekeeping without western troops seemed to be turning.

Given the dire predicament of many young black men in the United States, the larger question is whether the African-American community really needs another center fielder, another slugger.

He understood the dire predicament of Labour in the early 1980s, and identified the need to regroup rather than constantly look for fresh battles to lose.

That they escaped from such a dire predicament just seemed to confirm that this must be India's tournament.

"It's very deflating," Tom Gullikson, the United States captain, said of his team's dire predicament.

With its deepening economic and political turmoil, Zimbabwe faces an even more dire predicament.

"I have struggled intermittently with the elbow for about four years but it never really manifested itself into a dire predicament for me," he said.

Given the children's dire predicament, stuck in the slum wastelands, charities question why the UK government is not fulfilling its commitment to helping them.

The former chairman blamed "mismanagement" for the retailer's dire predicament, and is interested in acquiring some of its stores to add to his DW Sports Fitness chain.

And they say partners did not adequately explain the firm's dire predicament to them either before or after announcing that it would close.