31.   There appear to be two reasons that football players in Arizona, especially in the Valley, are able to escape dire situations.

32.   There might be a beep, an instrument-panel warning, vibration of the steering wheel or, in a dire situation, automatic braking.

33.   They live for the comeback and thrive off the drama of a dire situation.

34.   What to do in such a dire situation?

35.   President Boris Yeltsin sent a message to the congress, promising to resolve the current dire situation.

36.   Analysts said the dire situation left Enron, the seventh largest U.S. company in terms of revenue, facing almost certain bankruptcy.

37.   Industry analysts attributed the dire situation to the lack of capital.

38.   Lindstrom mentioned, clearly with some pride, that firms from his homeland were resolutely sticking to their investments here despite the recent upheaval and dire economic situation.

39.   Moorcroft said he was devastated when he learned of the dire financial situation at a meeting last Friday.

40.   Since late last week, four water systems have reported they are in dire situations to get water.