‘the service is sinking in the _mire_ of its own regulations’

‘When a British Prime Minister’s future is in mortal danger, in the face of grave threats at home and abroad, he needs a clear-headed strategy, a consistent line of argument and a convincing front-man to pull him out of the _mire_ .’

‘acres of land had been reduced to a _mire_ ’

‘There are also wetlands and _mires_ , many now dried up, especially in north Shropshire and southern Cheshire.’

‘Human-induced sinking raised bogs and commercial peat cutting contributed to a process whereby the extensive raised bogs and _mires_ became large freshwater lakes, easily covering more than 50 percent of the former land.’

‘The bryophytes that, prima facie, might be expected to be best adapted to photosynthesize under high light conditions are the species of _mires_ , springs and other wet habitats, which remain constantly moist in full sun.’

‘the roads retained their winter _mire_ ’

‘Quickly we hauled the canoe ashore and began to follow on foot, but the muck and _mire_ made a chase on land impossible.’

‘sometimes a heavy truck gets _mired_ down’

‘In them are the bones of hundreds of dinosaurs, including skeletons of giant brontosaurs which were _mired_ in soft mud.’

‘the horse waded through the red mud that _mired_ it to its hocks’

‘the economy is _mired_ in its longest recession since the war’

‘On a few occasions I was present when friends gathered at his flat, discussing literature, the politics that _mired_ Hungary in the war and the postwar hopes of those who were against the prevailing order.’