Sentence examples for very grim and from inspiring English sources

What we have here in Queensland is a very grim and desperate situation," Bligh said.

Most of it is very grim, and I wouldn't trust it for a second.

A very grim and very tired-looking mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, assessed the city's widespread damage and said simply, "We expected an unprecedented storm impact here in New York City, and that's what we got".

Mr. Browne's formula of the narrow light court leading from the street was a common one, but Mr. Schuyler found the device hopelessly awkward in proportion, especially because the court walls were left in plain brick, in a pretense of invisibility, creating "a very grim and gloomy slot," he said.

"What we have here in Queensland tonight is a very grim and desperate situation". Helicopters have joined the rescue operation to reach those trapped in cars and on the roofs of buildings.

His ability to maintain his professional duties and step up for his family amid what he called a "very grim and difficult period" won the hearts of many citizens.

The disease usually has a very grim outcome and her family was told there was no hope and to begin making funeral arrangements for their child.

It is a very grim milestone and one which we always hoped would never be reached and certainly didn't believe, even six months ago, it would by reached so quickly.

And if anything comedy was an escape from a very grim reality and catalyst that has the potential to bring us to better understanding.

One might, as I've written before, think that that is a very grim prognosis and that by 2016 the two-state solution will surely be impossible.

This is a very grim story and if the plaintiffs produce the evidence that they say they are going to present, I think they have a strong case for gross negligence".