| If the U.S. pushes too hard, Japan can threaten to repatriate the assets, leaving the U.S. economy in dire straits. |
| There are sixty-one natural harbours, several landlocked straits, and hundreds of rivers, bays, and lakes. |
| Mayor Street defends the cuts as an unpleasant necessity due to the city's financial straits. |
| Even with unwavering support from communities, most clubs are in dire straits. |
| Turkey eventually rejected the terms of that treaty, and subsequently Turkey remilitarized the straits area. |
| If it's true a team follows its leader, the tourists are in worse straits than the score suggests. |
