51.  Interim coach Mac McWhorter has been a breath of fresh air for a team in dire need of a good laugh.

52.  Industry officials say that many of the plants are in dire need of repair or regular maintenance after going full tilt to meet the record demands of last summer.

53.  It was a good deal for AOL, which was in dire need of cash.

54.  Jerez said that border-crossing guards are in dire need of having foolproof identification cards, including permanent-residency cards, distributed to non-citizens.

55.  John Mitchell, treasurer of the Transplant Foundation in Richmond, said his tiny organization tries to help those in dire need of money to pay for anti-rejection drugs.

56.  Just harried shoppers in dire need of green sweat shirts.

57.  Last week the first round of Whitewater hearings in Congress exposed once again the dire need for strong ethical and legal leadership.

58.  Lorenzo Romar is in dire need of an answering machine and a decorator.

59.  Maybe your house is in dire need of repair.

60.  Most are in dire need of money.