This leads to the second challenge the dire financial straits of middle income households.

Haiti was in dire straits even before the earthquake struck.

The health and sanitation sector is also in dire straits.

But the state itself is in dire financial straits one of the cities problems is the sharp curtailment of state funds to localities.

So on that basis, I would say that the Disarmament Commission is in dire straits at this point.

The president of the Maldives conducted a mock cabinet meeting underwater recently to highlight the dire straits of these countries.

The president of the Maldives conducted a mock cabinet meeting underwater recently to highlight the dire straits of these countries.

Today the United Nations finds itself in extremely serious financial straits.

The firms affected find themselves in such dire straits that it is virtually impossible for them to carry out any commercial activities.

Failing to find employment and with little to do, he finds himself in dire straits and believes he can endure it no further.

Well, um, my financial situation is pretty dire right now.

Some in the financial sector would, of course, threaten dire consequences.

We urge development partners and international financial institutions to understand our dire need.

He was quite distressed to learn of the dire financial straits of the funding agencies and felt that there should be a stronger commitment to expand those programmes because of the positive influence that they would have on his country apos s development.

Given the dire straits of hundreds of thousands of individuals at the onset of winter, he appealed to delegations to support the draft resolution on emergency aid to Azerbaijani refugees and displaced persons.

I don't know, Taiwan Straits 2025.

A dire war

They are a threat to all, especially in times of high capital mobility, when governments rely too much on foreign lenders apparent willingness to provide funds and find themselves in dire straits when capital inflows stop.

They were reduced to the most terrible straits.

We have 271 ships lying in the straits.

The situation turns dire.

It was unheard of at that time for women to begin dancing professionally before the age of eighteen, but her father had lost his teaching position at the school in 1896, leaving her family in dire straits financially.

Such is the status quo of cross Straits relations.

2. Ships apos routeing and the regime for straits

Tell me, sir, where are the Straits of Mozambique?

In 2004, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia had begun coordinated naval patrols of the Straits of Malacca and the Straits of Singapore, which were important for world trade.

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

The consequences of the fighting were dire.

Thomas Cowan (Director, Northwest Straits Commission) explained how the derelict fishing gear removal project of the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative addressed the location and removal of such gear.

Only democracy in China can bring lasting peace to the Taiwan Straits.

The town is located on straits between two parts of Lake Saimaa.

For years, we have made unswerving efforts to promote cross Straits relations.

In 2004, cross Straits trade volume reached 78.3 billion United States dollars.

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So, you know, people who are in desperate straits can get this.

The Organization's current financial straits made it unlikely that the Committee would be able to make much progress on the issue during the main part of the Assembly's sixtieth session.

We will exert our utmost effort to do, and do well, everything that benefits our Taiwan compatriots, cross Straits exchanges, peace in the Taiwan Straits and peaceful reunification of the motherland.

These visits help move cross Straits relations towards peace and stability, thus receiving broad support from people on both sides of the Straits and winning full recognition of the international community.

The dire consequences of such failure could include

Refugees and displaced persons are in dire situations.

China is in dire need of Political Reform.

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The Taiwan independence secessionists have intensified their activities, causing serious impact on the peaceful and stable development of cross Straits relations. This has increasingly become the biggest obstacle to the growth of cross Straits relations as well as the biggest immediate threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.

In Singapore, the Straits Times Index was down 2.3 when the market closed.

On April 2, 2009, world leaders will head to London again to find a solution to a financial and economic crisis as dire as that of 1929.