71.   Liggett has predicted dire consequence if held to the same terms as larger rivals.

72.   Many Americans are biting at the offers, but consumer advocates warn of dire consequences in the event of job loss or other financial misfortune.

73.   Many bishops had already, in the past few months as the scandal unfolded, removed the abusive priests still serving in their dioceses, sometimes with dire consequences.

74.   Most, it said, were released after confessing error, but the government warned of dire consequences for repeat offenders and harsh measures against dissidents.

75.   Musharraf said bluntly at a news conference on Monday that any such Indian attack against training camps in Pakistan-held Kashmir would have dire consequences.

76.   Most pointedly, the critics focus on what they say would be dire consequences if search becomes commonplace.

77.   My inclination was to pitch it, but my local friends threatened dire consequences if I did.

78.   Netanyahu himself, while warning of dire consequences of a Peres victory, says he himself will pursue peace no less vigorously, simply less naively.

79.   Now it seems that this long-term bond can on rare occasions have dire consequences, sparking an autoimmune reaction in either the bearer or the born.

80.   Not only is it considered unlucky, it can also portend dire consequences, even death.