desperately

(eg. metaphor, rose, synonym )

desperately /ˈdɛ spə rət li/ ?

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The fact that the ultra-cheap, super-sketchy Dauphine sold over 2 million copies around the world is an index of how desperately people wanted cars.
With obsolete tanks, scarce ammo and scant fuel, the Dear Leader's army desperately needs nukes.
Only one in five of the Algerians in Paris has regular employment; the others live in the tradition of the Paris demimonde, vociferously free, but desperately poor.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said it was now the UN's job to "turn the good words on paper into changes on the ground that are desperately needed."
on Jan 8, 2009 By: David Miliband Source: Sky News
"It is desperately sad news. Another family with such grief and pain and loss," British Prime Minister David Cameron said. "Of course the 300th death is no more or less tragic than the 299 that came before."
on Jun 21, 2010 By: David Cameron Source: CNN (blog)
"I've been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible," Keegan said. "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any...
on Sep 4, 2008 By: Kevin Keegan Source: International Herald Tribune