The world is in dire need of those who think in a more open minded way.

Admittedly, the country s dire economic condition and its urgent need for energy made the agreement venal in a way.

A dire war

However, the Direction de l'aéronautique civile is in dire need of technical capabilities for air surveillance.

There is a dire need to correct the misconception that acts of terrorism are sanctioned by any particular religion or culture.

Although support was expressed for the programme at that time, it remains of dire need of resources.

Some parts of the country are in dire need of schools where schools exist, there are no teachers.

Lastly, there is a clear need to do as much as possible to bring lifesaving humanitarian relief to people in dire need of assistance internally displaced persons, refugees and others who are affected.

Noting with grave concern the dire humanitarian situation that the Somali people face and the urgent need for humanitarian assistance and relief,

And if Italy were helped, the incoming ECB President, Mario Draghi, an Italian, would be criticized, no matter how dire Italy s need.

The international community has never been in more dire and urgent need of a concerted effort to promote a culture of peace and dialogue among civilizations than it is today.

Media and education complement one another and there is a dire need to deploy media and educational strategies around the world, in each country, to address deviant thoughts.

To address the critical challenges facing the poor, an immediate and substantial scaling up of aid is the dire need of the time.

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.

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

Zakat The Islamic system of Zakat (two and a half annual tax on all unspent wealth and assets) is designed to benefit widows, orphans, the poor and those in dire need.

But beyond that, we recognized that Bertie County, as a community, was in dire need of a fresh perspective of pride and connectedness and of the creative capital that they were so much lacking.

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

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

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

Darfur, the poorest part of a very poor country, fits that dire pattern.

The dire consequences of such failure could include

Conscious of the urgent need for the reconstruction and development of the economic and social infrastructure of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as well as the urgent need to address the dire humanitarian crisis facing the Palestinian people,

So he drew water for them , and then withdrew to the shade , and said , My Lord , I am in dire need of whatever good you might send down to me .

We need to continue to focus on effective approaches to break the destructive and vicious circles in which conflict, banditism, lack of development and dire social conditions perpetuate one another.

So turn away from them ! The day when the Caller calls to a dire thing ,

So turn away from them ! The day when the Caller calls to a dire thing ,

Fully 20 of the population lives in dire poverty.

So this is a dire situation. But it does not explain the European Central Bank s attitude.

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.

For Israel and the Palestinians, this is a dire perspective from both a strategic and a humanitarian point of view.

The economy of those regions, especially as related to agriculture and forestry, is in a dire situation.

And as we weigh today the urgent need to act on these critical challenges of the twenty first century, let us ponder also the dire consequences of inaction a world no longer secure and fit to pass on to our children.

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.

Also crucial to such a process will be an endeavour to deal efficiently with Kosovo's dire economic situation.

I urge development partners to fund some of those proposals, which could improve the security of people in dire need of protection or those whose coping capacities are close to exhaustion because of protracted hostilities.

But a year ago, the figures were already dire 60,000 dead, 700,000 international refugees, and two million internally displaced.