| 词汇 | example_english_strait |
| 释义 | Examples of straitThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. To be sure, not everyone in the tory leadership felt that they were in such dire straits. Piece by piece the blank areas of the polar chart were filled in: discernible features - capes, bays, and navigable straits - gradually replaced fantastical sea-beasts and magnetic mountains. I believe that to be of crucial importance, certainly in cases where operators are in dire financial straits, as many currently are. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English He described institutions in ruin, an economy in dire straits. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English She is in dire straits and unable to make ends meet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not true that at the moment it is in dire financial straits, and not making a profit? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here, lacking a sense of purpose, desolate and frightened, they seek those in similar straits since the option of family support is no longer there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it is a great thing that both sides of the straits are following our debate today. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Meanwhile, engineering is increasingly enabling us to build tunnels under cities, under protected areas of outstanding natural beauty and under sea straits. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have reduced the amount of foreign tonnage coming to this country, and, consequently, our straits have become more severe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are admitted to be in bad straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not even in the direst straits would a firm stop paying the insurance premium on its fire policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Constituencies, like mine are in desperate straits, and the tranquillity of which we have heard will be dispelled so far as we are concerned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An illustration of the extraordinary straits to which the labourers are driven is to hand in the action of the boards of-guardians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have not at any rate been reduced to such desperate straits as that in our discussions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am very doubtful whether in our present financial straits it is possible to approve public spending on the rail link. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past month, there has been, admittedly, a marginal improvement in this sector but, overall, the building and construction industry is in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our straits and coastal waterways are the busiest in the world, particularly with oil tankers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were not for action by local authorities and clubs for the over-60s, the majority would be in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, such programmes find themselves in difficult financial straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They should not rely on the automatic pilots while they are in those very narrow straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was certainly aware of the dire financial straits of the trust from the point of view of the gallery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The one most usually used is the geographical definition, which ends literally and physically in the straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A better alternative in those straits would be a total re-routeing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole of the commercial vehicle building industry, which is in dire straits, needs an early decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, it is not intended to help those in dire straits; it has no relation to what they—or, if they are babies, their parents—do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More and more women are in desperate straits as a result of this action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A further letter points out the dire straits of the dairy industry at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What does he have in mind for future grants to these people, who are in dire straits and dire need? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They set up a regime for straits which gives a right of transit which cannot be suspended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present the fishing industry is in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are in serious financial straits and are not in a position to pay any money for the replacement of equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am astonished that the employers about whom we have heard as regards this and previous amendments are in such dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he not know that many old-age pensioners are now having to sell their assets and are in very dire straits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of sectoral interests—notably, manufacturing and agriculture—are in dire straits, substantially (but not exclusively) because of the strength of sterling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not right, however, to say that helicopter cover from both sides of the straits is inadequate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Retailers of new cars are in a very difficult position, but the retailer of secondhand cars is in desperate straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hitherto they have not disclosed the straits under which they have been living, but now that has come out, and the most rev. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I may mention that there are many other towns concerned which might be put in similar straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he please see whether someone some day can do something to help these people who are in desperate straits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I realise that we may be detaining her from her dinner, but there are many of my constituents whose businesses are in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I maintain that it is a very poor advertisement that they should be in such financial straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who goes between the straits is monitored. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us bear in mind the experience of other countries, which, after continually piling up armaments, are now in dire economic straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know dozens of cases in my constituency of elderly people in dire financial straits living on small incomes from investments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Few widows remarry because they are afraid of losing their pension and finding themselves in financial straits later on in life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Damage is to be permitted to be done there because of the financial straits of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have tried to put the case on behalf of the dairy farmer who finds himself in such dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we feel very strongly that some other measures must be taken to meet the dire straits in which these men and women find themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I appreciate that that does not help the dairy farmer who is in dire straits, with poor quality silage in small quantities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the country districts the large bus operators who seek to provide a comprehensive service find themselves in tricky economic straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At present there is no right of overflight over territorial waters including those which constitute the waters of straits used for international navigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such is the industry which was in dire straits before the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The right of innocent passage applies to all areas of territorial waters whether in straits or elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were set up at a time of parlous economic straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Eventually they were in desperate straits and had to give way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone should know where international straits are, they should be designated and all nations should enjoy the right of free passage through them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We also need the underpinning of traditional navigation rights—rights of free passage, rights of innocent passage and rights of passage through international straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it will be applied quickly because the sector is in dire straits financially. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other equally efficient firms are in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, one of the most striking issues is the current plight of many of our farmers who are in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without his efforts, however, the animals would have been in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are certain figures which do not seem to show that farming is in any such desperate straits all over as has been suggested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If their morale had cracked we should have been in dangerous straits as a little island. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have consistently stressed our determination to uphold the vitally important principle of freedom of navigation in international waters and straits used for international navigation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During that time a woman with very limited amounts of money can be in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were in desperate straits, because everyone was staying put. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the end of the day, farmers were in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are at present in very serious financial straits owing to the general depression. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tourism industry in my constituency is in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we know from the dire economic straits in which those countries find themselves, that the quantum of investment means nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inflation is spiralling upwards and the county is already in desperate straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When people are in desperate straits, leaders emerge and co-operatives will work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the bag of coal is deposited, it is taken to an old pensioner in desperate straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Economies are in dire straits all over the world. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Often, people in desperate straits cannot wait a week for an appointment to request help from the social fund, or crisis loans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By common consent the farming industry, particularly the livestock sector, is in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we must remember that agriculture is in dire financial straits at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here is a country in the greatest financial straits which it has ever experienced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand they are in dire financial straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many have wives and children whom they have had to abandon and who may be in financial straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without that momentum towards future profits for the country, what hope have we, with the rest of our economy in such dire straits? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Was the hollowness of any claim ever more clearly illustrated than by the straits in which we are at the present time? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Beef farmers have been hit by the weight restrictions in the over-30-months scheme and hill farmers in particular are in dire straits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that this company will be in financial straits from the moment it goes to allotment; it cannot be otherwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With the straits we get a fair amount of mail each year, most of which is easily categorized. The reason it worked for me and the straits was threefold. Without papal assistance, crown finances would have been in even more desperate straits than in fact they were. I have probably discussed it less than five times in twelve years with the straits. On the other hand, there are highly subsidised areas, the 'enclaves of poverty', zones of social-economic degradation where indigenous peoples may be in desperate straits. A notion of third party rights based on the global needs of free communication is equally applicable to straits. The beach is found not only in narrow lochs but even in very narrow, sheltered straits between islands and between islands and the mainland. There is one exception to that with the straits. Then, the theistic activist would be in dire straits. Like all other individuals, justices must be able to support themselves or risk dire financial straits. The manager's commission doesn't have to be the same on everything, and my initial rates with the straits were set by their lawyer at the beginning of our relationship. Firstly, a crucial line was often drawn between acting prudently in dire straits, and devising a premeditated strategy of survival before any tangible threat presented itself. In the lower glacial sea levels the straits in this region would have been narrower and shallower and the water comparatively warm even for this latitude. Groups that secured legislative change were all in economic need, although being in dire straits was not a sufficient condition, as many needy groups were not accorded similar legal protection. The varix is seen to drain into the strait sinus. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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