Word: direness
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...country will face insolvency and economic collapse unless the government reins in the widening public-sector deficit by adopting a package of revenue-producing and cost-cutting measures. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared that we are in the midst of a fiscal crisis. In spite of those dire conditions, our lawmakers wouldn't dream of cutting their congressional pork-barrel funds. President Arroyo, quo vadis? Joel R. Hinlo Las Pi?as City, the Philippines...
While we recognize these dire circumstances, we reject calls for prematurely leaving Iraq. Although we were not in favor of the war at its outset, much of our opposition was rooted in the fear that invading and destabilizing Iraq would ultimately make America less secure. We had severe misgivings about this administration—so influenced by extreme ideologues—and we doubted its resolve to invest properly in the foundations of a new nation...
...country will face insolvency and economic collapse unless the government reins in the widening public-sector deficit by adopting a package of revenue-producing and cost-cutting measures. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has declared that we are in the midst of a fiscal crisis. In spite of those dire conditions, our lawmakers wouldn't dream of cutting their congressional pork-barrel funds. President Arroyo, quo vadis? Joel R. Hinlo Las Pi?as City, the Philippines...
...drawn away by other sports, like football. Television ratings of the nation's top team, the Yomiuri Giants, have dropped 38% in the past five years, and the league's best players have defected to the U.S. Owners say austerity measures such as club mergers are necessary given these dire circumstances. Author Robert Whiting, an expert on Japanese baseball, agrees that "fundamental restructuring is necessary" but adds that management's tendency to put the parent corporation before the team is responsible for the Japan League's woes: "[The owners] are victims of their own lack of commitment." Fans sympathise with...
...There has been much criticism of how Greece handled being host of the Summer Games. Media reports before the Games opened made the situation in Athens sound dire. But at a time when the rest of the world was just entering a civilized era, Greeks had already established a rich culture and had accomplished bigger and better things, including the first Olympics. We Greeks are a caring people. The 2004 Games have been a success because Greeks welcomed everyone from all over the world. Skeptical articles represent only a minority opinion and are not representative of the Greek people. George...