| Anyone in dire straits because of the floods should turn to the official appeal for help. |
| Folk were in dire straits and because it was my home territory, I understood. |
| But I, like many newer Canadians, do not carry the weight of having placed them in dire straits. |
| He added that City had been in dire straits several times before and had always managed to scrape their way clear. |
| Seeing local hospitals in dire straits, she convinced British drug manufacturers to donate medicine, which she later took to Russia. |
| Even with unwavering support from communities, most clubs are in dire straits. |
