But dire conclusions about their conflicted, brooding nature clash with how they see themselves.

Let's not come to any really dire conclusions until we get some more concrete evidence.

Is there any way around Arrow's dire conclusion?

In fact, all the evidence pointed to just one, dire conclusion.

How does Schlesinger reach so many dire conclusions?

She is also a touch too fast jumping to dire conclusions.

The dire conclusion about coming anarchy seems overdrawn.

Still, he said in an interview, "there is not a piece of evidence" that contradicts the dire conclusions.

Either answer would surely lead to a dire conclusion.

The graphs, charts, tables and data admit of less dire conclusions.