Don't want anyone trying the answer at home/school and thus having dire consequences.

The course they seem dead set on is one with dire consequences.

Having let him begin in the first place might have dire consequences, too.

And within a short time, that would result in even more dire consequences.

It is hard to say why the court did not step back from these dire consequences.

This decision would have dire consequences for the A's later on.

It could go off at any time, with dire consequences.

And he said there would be dire consequences if the plan did not pass.

It was not known how long a mind could remain outside its body without dire consequences to one or the other.

One can have a drink every day without dire consequences.