Sentences with phrase «current dire state»

The current dire state of engagement is not a chance for us to let our own standards slip.

Not exact matches

The recent release of these two reports and the ongoing corruption trials of two legislative leaders have put the spotlight on New York's dire need for state action on ethics reform, yet as Bob Hardt wrote in a recent NY1 column on the issue, «Never aggressively pushing campaign finance reform or transparency, Governor Cuomo seems content to play the master of Albany's current political game rather than rewriting its rules.

The current influenza outbreak — the worst across the United States in nearly a decade — is worrisome but still far less dire than a pandemic flu, which could kill millions.

The current state of the studio comedy is so dire that it's tempting to grade a competently confected trifle like Game Night on a curve.

Our board of directors also considered the current dire macroeconomic conditions, which had materially worsened since mid-2008, when we decided to proceed with our strategic operating plan and our PROSPECT II clinical trial, and the state of the medical device industry generally.

for the more dire alternative to coal plants firing our economy, just take a look at the current and foreseeably predictable state of power production in south africa right now — i.e., increasingly unavoidable rolling blackouts and power shortages.

Cook stated that the current situation between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has become «so dire» and wide - ranging that it's «probably» necessary for additional regulation.