Meanings of bodes badly in English

The insecurity bodes badly for Congress in its hopes to retain power.

This kind of mismanagement at the top of KiwiBuild bodes badly for the rest of the project.

The second profit warning in a week among UK retailers - after Debenhams last week - bodes badly for the sector.

It all bodes badly for a disputed region seen as key to wider long-term stability under South Asia's security arch of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Southern politicians have warned increased violence bodes badly for the 2010 elections and a referendum on southern secession in 2011.