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1dire — [ daır ] adjective 1. ) very severe or serious: News reports portray the situation as dire. in dire need: Refugees are arriving in dire need of food and medical attention. in dire straits (=in a very bad situation): The farming industry in this… …
2dire — UK [ˈdaɪə(r)] / US [daɪr] adjective Word forms dire : adjective dire comparative direr superlative direst 1) very severe or serious News reports portray the situation as dire. in dire need: Refugees are arriving in dire need of food and medical… …
3warning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, grim, ominous, stark (esp. BrE), stern, strong ▪ There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV. ▪ repeated …
4warning — n. 1) to give, issue, send; shout a warning 2) to heed; receive a warning 3) an advance; cryptic; dire; tacit warning 4) a storm warning 5) a warning to (a warning to all; let this be a warning to you) 6) a warning to + int. (a warning to watch… …
5John Reid (politician) — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Dr John Reid imagesize = 200px office = Home Secretary term start = 5 May 2006 term end = 27 June 2007 primeminister= Tony Blair predecessor = Charles Clarke successor = Jacqui Smith …
6Sarah Trimmer — painted by Henry Howard Sarah Trimmer (née Kirby) (6 January 1741 – 15 December 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children s literature in the eighteenth century. Her periodical …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8Calendar of 1995 — ▪ 1996 January January 1 Cardoso assumes office Having won some 54% of the ballots cast in the October 1994 election, Fernando Cardoso took the oath of office as president of Brazil. As chief executive of South America s largest… …
9Operation Green (Ireland) — Operation Green (German: Unternehmen Grün) often also referred to as Case Green (Fall Grün) or Plan Green (Plan Grün), was a full scale operations plan for a German invasion of Ireland in support of Operation Sea Lion (Unternehmen Seelöwe).[1][2] …
10Adderall — Combination of Dextroamphetamine Psychostimulant Levoamphetamine Psychostimulant Clinical data Trad …