21.  All that is being said is that the markets are in dire need of reform with regard to the care and treatment of the animals destined for slaughter.

22.  But it did change marathon rules by documenting that runners were in dire need of fluids.

23.  But I am sure that it indicates a dire need for managers to be trained in conflict resolution.

24.  But many other countries in Eastern Europe and on the Balkan Peninsula are in dire need of help because neither democracy nor entrepreneurship has significant roots there.

25.  But it is also inhabited by farm workers who live a bare-bones existence and are in dire need of medical care.

26.  But President Richard Nixon was not exactly in dire need of a boost in the polls against Sen. George McGovern, who lost by a landslide.

27.  But suddenly, John Rutter was confronted by the alarming and insulting suggestion that he was in dire need of a primer for the mentally challenged.

28.  But the Internal Revenue Service says the payments may violate tax laws requiring tax-exempt charities to serve people in dire need, not classes of victims like heroes.

29.  But they are also correct in predicting that the Medicare trust fund is nearing bankruptcy, and in dire need of cost-cutting reforms.

30.  But when he took over in New England, the Patriots were in dire need of a quarterback.