Fully 20 of the population lives in dire poverty.

We realise the worthiness of his actions when we learn he lived in poverty because of dire economic situation in country.

A dire war

Master Motome Chijiiwa... rather than sit and wait for death in dire poverty, you've declared your wish to die honorably by harakiri.

The situation turns dire.

After a year of respite, economic contraction continued in 2004, with dire consequences for poverty, production capacity and the Palestinian people's basic needs.

At times, almost entire groups of people, such as indigenous people and ethnic minorities who suffer from social exclusion, remain entrenched in dire poverty.

Joint efforts should be made to prevent the gap between North and South from further widening, alleviate the dire poverty afflicting some countries of the South and support measures undertaken by developing countries to combat poverty.

baderdine1 Mauritania a country that has the second biggest gold mine in the world. However, its people live in dire poverty where only the corrupt have rights.

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

The consequences of the fighting were dire.

It is neo liberal capitalism the Washington consensus that has increased dire poverty and inequality and that has caused the infinite tragedy of the peoples of this continent.

Only the return to democracy will allow us to break this vicious circle of violence and of dire poverty which the country has been experiencing since its independence.

Fourth, far more must to be done to unlock the tremendous human and economic potential of the world s 1.4 billion people living in dire poverty and without meaningful opportunity.

Above all, African countries and the least developed countries (LDCs) continue to be in dire need of international support to reduce widespread poverty and trigger a sustainable growth process.

The dire consequences of such failure could include

Refugees and displaced persons are in dire situations.

China is in dire need of Political Reform.

Inutile dire che Mr Talbot ha un grandissimo...

They're also a country that is in dire danger.

None of the dire professional consequences has taken place

The events my spirit saw lurk as dire possibilities.

Their failure would have dire consequences for the entire region.

Haiti was in dire straits even before the earthquake struck.

Something had to be blamed for their dire economic conditions.

American airports are as dire as British ones, maybe worse.

Zimbabwe is not the only country facing that dire prospect.

The situation on the ground in Shlomi is also dire.

The health and sanitation sector is also in dire straits.

The statement was admitted in evidence after a voir dire.

The statement was admitted in evidence after a voir dire.

Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia are dire and gory examples.

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

We have also understood that the hunger, dire poverty and underdevelopment endured by many countries cannot be eliminated without the help of wealthy countries which became so at the expense of the weak ones.

In two important ways, this year s effort was actually less dire.

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

Some will object that dire warnings of political reaction are overdrawn.

The situation is dire but not desperate, at least not yet.

The war resulted in considerable destruction of infrastructure, equipment and socio economic and administrative systems, and it left in a state of dire poverty more than 900,000 displaced persons, whose property went up in smoke.

But, even in that dire scenario, gold might be a poor investment.

My English teacher would say such a situation is a dire situation.

These abuses triggered a mass movement of people in dire humanitarian circumstances.

We are also in dire need of warm clothes, foodstuffs and medications.

(k) Concept of poverty (definition of extreme poverty, widespread poverty, absolute poverty and relative poverty)

Despite the dire situation I have just outlined, the Palestinian Authority insists on looking ahead and on working for a brighter tomorrow one that is marked by freedom and prosperity rather than by occupation and poverty.