81.   Of course, there have been economic downturns, transfers of power and bizarre pop culture explosions in the past without dire consequences.

82.   Officials predict dire consequences for the two towns.

83.   One wrong turn can lead to dire consequences.

84.   Others were equally dismissive of bourgeois politics, with dire consequences.

85.   Only the most curmudgeonly of skeptics wants the currency to fail, since that would have dire economic consequences for Britain.

86.   Other specialists and viewers predicted less dire consequences, but still expressed concern about perceptions of the legal process received from the most closely watched criminal trial in history.

87.   PHOENIX - When the National Hockey League first began expanding out of its northern, Canada-centric roots, purists feared the dire consequences of diluting sparse talent.

88.   Richard Holbrooke, the assistant secretary of state for European affairs, flew to Zagreb in early March and warned Tudjman of dire consequences if he did not relent.

89.   Senators emerged from the debate claiming dire consequences for political parties in general or their party in particular.

90.   Senior officials in Egypt and Syria have warned of the dire consequences of attacking Iraq.