| If it passes, the state could one day wind up in worse financial straits as a result. |
| Some 500,000 vessels a year pass through the treacherous, narrow Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. |
| The organisation, founded two months ago, not only tries to help victims in dire straits, but also helps to arrange funerals for those killed. |
| If it's true a team follows its leader, the tourists are in worse straits than the score suggests. |
| Even with unwavering support from communities, most clubs are in dire straits. |
| Mayor Street defends the cuts as an unpleasant necessity due to the city's financial straits. |
