81.  The airline is not in dire need of the cash an offering would raise, the people said.

82.  The city had been suffering a decadelong water shortage, and it was in dire need of more water.

83.  The cats are in dire need of psychological counseling.

84.  The Dodgers were in dire need of both.

85.  The first is that Afghanistan remains in dire need of an expanded international security force, something the administration has flatly rejected.

86.  The Indian government is in dire need of revenue to tackle its daunting ills, but so far the software industry is contributing relatively little to the public coffers.

87.  The Knicks were in dire need of manpower before the game began and received a lift when Johnson determined that he could at least provide a presence.

88.  The kitchen and smokehouse, in dire need of attention, are next on the refurbishing list.

89.  The mixed performance for the short funds is disappointing for an investing group in dire need of a respite.

90.  The opera and ballet are in dire need of a new home they could share.