Such dire forecasts probably won't be borne out.

But the dire forecasts of too many rooms and too few guests never materialized.

The dire long-term forecasts may well prove right.

The boy repeated the dire forecast Anna had outlined.

To contemporary ears, his dire forecast may sound ludicrous.

A year ago, dire forecasts in Cairo pointed to a tragedy.

Transit operators around the nation offer less dire forecasts, but nearly all of them see flashing yellow lights ahead.

With or without the dire forecasts, the government may have little trouble rallying support for measures to stem the tide.

Good shape despite the dire forecasts still being made by much of the business world?

Even the most dire forecasts see the rate climbing gradually and not exceeding 5 percent by 1995.