It is a fairly dire situation.

They called and said this is a dire situation. We were not prepared, but there is no way we could let something like this go. When something like this happens, we'll do what we can to help the horses, to try and save them.

I think it is taking a very risky approach, and I don't think the situation is that dire to warrant such a risky approach.

I think it's quite obvious that our situation is urgent, is dire. The bleeding that's been going on with deficit spending is something that needs to be dealt with urgently.

I think we'll all have a deep sigh of relief in regards to the diagnosis. I guess the dire situation we thought we had coming in here this morning doesn't appear to be that right now.

Beef jerky should be chewy. This has a crunch chip texture. I need to think about this.