1.   Overfishing alone is responsible for the sorry state of the pelagic fish populations.

2.   Themes cover everything from the sorry state of the environment to how money corrupts on to how people are persecuted because of their appearance.

3.   With ITV and long-time sponsors Pearl Assurance switching their allegiance to the attractive invitation meeting in Glasgow last week, the championships have been reduced to a sorry state.

4.   After all, he voted with his Government for the privatisation Bill which caused the sorry state of affairs in the first place.

5.   Sorry state of affairs.

6.   And yet, like the bruised skin of an overripe mango, the sorry physical state of government is only the outward sign of deeper troubles within.

7.   As far as the present is concerned, the reality of their current sorry state of affairs rules.

8.   Bad enough that our trade embargo and travel ban give the old Stalinist windbag an excuse for the sorry state of his country.

9.   Because of the sorry state of the Falcons, the Smiths spent much of their days serving as a community punch line.

10.   Blur members also make no secret of what they consider the sorry state of American rock.