1.  Almost every road is in bad need of repair and traffic jams make driving nearly impossible.

2.  The bottom-line message of recent history in these pursuits, it seems, is that some dreamers are in bad need of a reality check.

3.  This country is in bad need of some Big Government.

4.  This is a place in bad need of a good snowstorm.

5.  PTTEP seems in bad need of money.

6.  Ekeus, who arrived in Kuwait on Friday, said his commission was in bad need of financial support.

7.  The economy is in bad need of quick remedies.

8.  The economy is in bad need of a quick fix.