The Shadow realized he had been placed in a grim situation.

His spirits were lifted by that, despite the grim situation.

But now, as he explained his grim situation over drinks at our favorite bar, it suddenly became a reality.

That has translated into a grim situation at the major labels.

This second, less quoted part is the one that speaks most directly to the grim situation in Iraq.

A grim situation indeed - the Earth has been degenerating for billions of years.

Even the increasingly grim situation in Kosovo did not hold back investors yesterday.

Which tells me she has been poking around some pretty grim situations the past few years.

"With the odds against us and the situation grim."

It is one of the few bright notes in the otherwise grim situation facing the county.