You're dark.

This is a dismal picture.

The picture is a sombre one, and we are all affected.

But growth prospects remain grim.

left monochromatic gray.

Dull evening, wasn't it? Yes, I know.

At first glance, the picture seems extremely gloomy.

But that's putting it too negatively.

Income inequality casts a long shadow.

Beside a hearth where no dim shadows flit,

I was telling her some rather... grim tales of my faroff country.

Well, what are looking so gloomy about, Pierre.

In terms of per capita income, the picture is bleak, with the Palestinian people's welfare falling by more than one third between 1999 and 2004.

Economic hardship combined with threats of terrorism paint a gloomy outlook for much of the country.

The economic outlook for Western Europe remains sombre.

Nor fear the ghosts who from the dim past walked,

You see, the prospects are not as gloomy as you think.

That's a gloomy outlook. I know. And his wife's not young either, besides being virtuous.

Vast, vivid landscapes are being gutted, left monochromatic gray.

The global situation of drug abuse remains grim.

Well, I had a dim recollection we were engaged, or hadn't I?

Jobs are scarce, and the future looks bleak everywhere.

So it s not all gloom and doom.

At the present time, however, the prospects for such support appear rather bleak.

Prospects of resolving the unemployment problem in the short and medium terms appear dismal.

The human rights situation in Cuba remains grim it has not improved.

Chuckles He'll have a grim task prying it away from her.

The picture for Europe, however, is not as bleak as pessimists assume.

Overall, the human rights situation in East Timor continues to be grim.

This perfect storm is mounting a grim reality, increasingly grim reality.

Child mortality statistics depict a stark picture of health care in numerous countries.

Apart from South Africa, the picture is still gloomy in many parts of Africa.

Without this basic element, the chances of promoting a stable world economy indeed seem bleak.

This report is a grim reminder of the nature of land mines and their effects on the victims and their societies.

And never from this palace of dim night Depart again here, here will I remain

Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth whenever it is a damp, drizzly

Even so, the picture for Europe is not as bleak as pessimists assume.

The Chinese are comforted in their self image by the world s combination of admiration for their dynamism, greed for the market they constitute, and apprehension for the competition they represent.

Africa does indeed present a gloomy picture, with countries virtually crumbling to dust as a result of autocracy and stagnation.

But in times of slow economic growth, policymakers options are grim.

Well, I don't want to paint tot gloomy a picture, because there is hope.

The policy and move of Japan throws dark clouds over the future peace and security of the region.

The Board was concerned that the development outlook of most LDCs remained sombre.

This serious shortage of funds casts a dark cloud over the realization of Convention objectives.

In 1899, Joseph Conrad released The Heart of Darkness, a tale of grim horror along the Congo River.