Sentences with phrase «dire state»

There is one advantage to this otherwise dire state of affairs, though.

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

You know that when half the fanbase is hoping for the game to be called off for whatever reason, while the other half is plotting to stay at home despite having the tickets, the footballing aspect of your team must be in dire state.

Bárta's excavations at Abusir, a 4,000 - year - old royal burial ground near Cairo, were in a particularly dire state during Hawass's absence.

Given the utterly dire state in which he left BlackBerry, I was curious to see if former CEO Thorsten Heins would have better luck in his post-BlackBerry business endeavors.

Also, after the intense el Nino between 1997 and 1998 the coral reefs were left in an even more dire state, causing numbers of green sea turtles to drop even more.

Instead, he argues, go back and look at how dire the state of the mobile web was a few years ago, before AMP's inception.

It is still likely that last week's ruling proves a pyrrhic victory, by provoking an early election that, with the current dire state of the Labour party, will give May an enhanced majority.

The email sheds further light on the dire state of Nokia's Digital Health business — a part of Nokia Technologies — that includes its line of wearables and connected thermometers and scales, and its health app.

The implosion and bungled bailout of Spain's Bankia in late May drew fresh attention to the dire state of Europe's banks, particularly those in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain.

The silver lining of West Virginia's dire state, says Gee: a unifying purpose.

«In this dire state of affairs, miscalculations and misunderstandings could well lead to an inadvertent military clash,» it said.

Four years ago when Foundation Academy Charter School moved into its new location in Trenton, New Jersey, their small playground was in a dire state.

Paris, a 41 - year - old dentist, said she was resigned rather than sad because, with the dire state of Greece's finances and Tsipras in power, there was «no real hope either way».

Despite the dire state of CIHR funding, the new Liberal government's 2017 budget provided no new funding for CIHR.

Rather, the dire state of the territory's finances poses a significant obstacle to new investment in its energy infrastructure.

In the US Congress, there seems to be bipartisan support for improving the dire state of the nation's aging infrastructure.

And given the dire state of the Puerto Rican economy, it's hard to imagine private investors eager to lend cash to an island that's not expected to be able to pay back its existing obligations.

I've been doing a lot of reading about the dire state of affairs when it comes to rookie QBs who come from a spread offense, and it caused me to second guess myself on Marcus Mariota.

Arsenal fans have been left in a dire state of desperation this week following on from what was a very disappointing opening fixture against Liverpool, paired with an equally disappointing transfer window.

On the other hand the club is in a dire state and needs change quickly.

If you have been lucky enough to witness a home game at the Macron Stadium in the past decade you will have noticed the dire state of the atmosphere.

Cazorla lost a total of 8 cm of tendon from his Achilles and has required a skin graft, taken from his arm where he has the name of his children tattooed, to suitably cover the wound that had been left in a dire state after consistently going under the surgeon's knife.

The strike reflects the dire state of school finances in Illinois, where an estimated 8 of 10 school districts face budget deficits this year.

Such is the dire state of the coalition's popularity that no - one noticed, let alone commented, on any of this.

Considering the dire state of the Greek economy and our own this is hardly a resounding endorsement of majority rule.

1) Draw attention to the dire state of the public finances bequeathed by the last Government to this one.

It said that Zamfara Government had repeatedly emphasised that it was not in a position to meet those demands because of the dire state of not just the state but the nation's economy in general.

Labour's problems with Jeremy Corbyn are well documented but less aired is the dire state of the alternative.

«Given the dire state of the economy, it is nothing short of scandalous that so few projects funded by the Regional Growth Fund have actually got off the ground.

He's a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Both the President in his State of the Nation Address, and the Minister of Finance in his budget presentation, lamented the dire state of the nation's economy.

Polls have indicated that voters are more in tune with the hawkish line coming from the Conservatives — who have claimed the dire state of the nation's finances means immediate cuts are necessary.

He says what you'd expect him to say but doesn't mention the dire state of public services in the UK during early Labour government years.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg concentrates on the dire state of the economy.

We are in a dire state economically and fiscally, but this Pre-Budget Report dodges all of the difficult questions that must be answered.

Hague from 1997 to 1999 in particular was not able to campaign on the scale he would have liked because of the dire state of Tory finances.

Susan Lieberman, deputy director of international policy at the Pew Environment Group, says that by focusing attention on Collette's paper and other assessments of the dire state of tuna fisheries, conservationists and scientists can pressure the RFMOs to make important decisions.

That's why the Jain, Sikh, Muslim and Hindu (plus many more) religious leaders were taking part in a panel discussion focused India chapter of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA), a unique association of faith leaders working together to improve the dire state of WASH..

This was launched in 2001, when Herculaneum was in a dire state, as a public — private venture between the philanthropic Packard Humanities Institute of Los Altos, California, the British School at Rome and the superintendency.

The world's fisheries are in a dire state, with most fish stocks at risk of collapse.

► «Fed up with their country's politicians, Italian scientists have launched a national debate about the dire state of their country's research system,» Edwin Cartlidge wrote on Monday.

I was young and really had no idea just how much danger I was in until my doctor explained my dire state.

For some men who have low testosterone levels that are not yet in a dire state, progesterone therapy with an aromatase blocker may help increase T while preventing the estrogen conversion that can lead to estrogen dominance and weight gain.

INDEPENDENT & FOREIGN FILMS The 11th Hour (Unrated) Leonardo DiCaprio narrates this dour documentary delineating unnerving inconvenient truths about the dire state of the environment.

What You Need To Know: The dire state of the modern rom - com («Silver Linings Playbook» aside) is no secret, inspiring various think pieces of late.