The study noted that access problems "were particularly dire for the US uninsured."

One prediction was particularly dire: in 2003 a surprise aerial attack destroys Manhattan and nearly 80 percent of the population.

On Long Island, the threats are particularly dire.

The message was particularly dire because the morale of the Bosnian Serb army has been shattered by military defeat and peace agreement requirements that forces be reduced.

The situation was particularly dire in the former Polish territories beyond the General Government, which had been annexed to the Third Reich.

The situation for disabled students is particularly dire at the moment.

Some warnings of what would happen if nothing was done were particularly dire:

International aid workers said the situation was particularly dire throughout the south, because convoys could not reach Tyre, nor venture from there to the outlying villages.

The Buffalo school system's finances are particularly dire, and about 28 percent of the staff has been eliminated in the last three years.