But that may not be an option given the group's other problems and the parlous state of Malaysia's capital markets.

CNN: TOUGH CHALLENGE

But Tan critics say he is partly to blame for his carrier's parlous state.

CNN: PHILIPPINE AIR GETS GROUNDED

For all its problems, Scotland's banking sector is not in the parlous state of Spain's.

BBC: Making up lost ground

The IMF highlights several areas of concern, chief among them the parlous state of Iraq's budget.

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Given the parlous state of urban China's social-security system, peasants would continue to regard land as a vital safety net, to be relinquished only in extreme circumstances.

ECONOMIST: But only for a select few

After eight years of sloth and corruption under the Socialists, Hungary's economy is in a parlous state.

ECONOMIST: Hungarian politics

The U.S. ignores warnings of a parlous security situation in Benghazi.

WSJ: Stephens: Benghazi Was Obama's 3 a.m. Call

The hosts, set a target of 273 in a minimum of 55 overs, were staring defeat in the face on a parlous 123-7 despite Richard Montgomerie's 59.

BBC: Sussex hang on to deny India win

Bernanke is worried about the parlous state of the de-leveraging U.S. economy, and possibly worried that the U.S. banking sector is not strong enough to weather more currency turbulence.

FORBES: Neither Obama Nor Romney Will Save Dollar

Thanks in part to retrenchment under the previous centre-left government, Italy's public finances are no longer in the parlous state they were in a few years ago.

ECONOMIST: Fretful markets fear the worst

One of the president's main arguments for his tax-cut plan was the parlous state of the American economy.

ECONOMIST: Squaring the circle | The