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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A dire war

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.

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

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.

Fully 20 of the population lives in dire poverty.

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.

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.

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.

Haiti was in dire straits even before the earthquake struck.

The situation on the ground in Shlomi is also dire.

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.

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

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

For many others, however, circumstances remained dire.

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

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

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.

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,

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.

Such dire warnings have been obscured in recent years by headline grabbing GDP figures.

Despite the Bush campaign's efforts at spin control, the situation in Iraq is dire.

The situation on the ground is dire in the Israeli village of Nativ Ha'asara.

But lost among the hype is the unexciting fact that this report is actually no more dire than the IPCC s last report, issued in 2001. In two important ways, this year s effort was actually less dire.

Anti capitalist revolution was tried in half of Europe in the last century, with dire results.

Israel s reluctance to rattle its nuclear saber, even in dire circumstances, adds to the mystery.

Thus, in Iraq, foreign occupation has merely exacerbated the dire situation and lack of security.

The situation on the ground in the Israeli community of Beit Hagai is also dire.

Brazil is deeply alarmed at the dire humanitarian and economic situation in the occupied territories.

Their failure would have dire consequences for the entire region.

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.

These countries are in dire need of technical assistance in building their trade and investment promotion capacity and enhancing the quality of their export products so that they may be able to participate meaningfully in world trade and gain access to global markets.

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

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