1. The situation was desperate and now we are even more worried.

2. I just think here is a guy that has no place to go, is desperate and is broke.

3. They are desperate to live at home again, whatever the risk.

4. A few stayed behind, keeping a desperate grip on their way of life.

5. They were desperate to search the water ahead of approaching rough weather.

6. He said aid deliveries to the most desperate parts of Syria would begin within days.

7. For those firms desperate to break into new markets, there are plenty of lessons to be learned.

8. On Tuesday afternoon, one of the notes read like a desperate plea from people being held hostage.

9. Many Iranians are desperate for economic relief from the punishment of sanctions.

10. It is a crime amongst the military personnel, but this is how desperate we have become.

11. They were desperate to solve this mystery, but drew a blank.

12. Relatives have been gathering at local hospitals desperate for news of their loved ones.

13. As men grow desperate for work, they take greater risks.

14. We complain that machines are desperate to control us.

15. Large groups of people are on the move, desperate for usable land.