Sentence examples for desperately competitive from inspiring English sources

In an era of extreme travel and desperately competitive bucket lists, it's worth recognizing that 'good' is often good enough.

So the red light did not go on, and players who had been pounding on one another for 64 desperately competitive minutes sort of stopped and milled around, as if waiting for a taxi.

And then, on top of that, I was sick of New York itself, this desperately competitive inhuman city with its violence, its coldness, its electric assault on the nerves — perhaps I'm just getting middle-aged — at any rate we went up to the country in Connecticut to visit some friends, and found a house we liked very much, and we are now in the act of buying it. . . .

Although there is no conclusive data that SAT prep courses have a significant impact on test outcomes, that fact does not dissuade students who desperately want whatever competitive edge they can get.

An outward-looking, globally competitive Britain desperately needs a new hub airport.

Didn't we go to the park to play ball?" On the last day of his vacation, Magic wanted desperately to find a competitive game.

In the business world of today, we are all desperately looking for a competitive advantage.

Desperately needing cash to remain competitive in the upcoming primary contests, McCain reversed course and requested that the FEC reinstate his eligibility.

India's own Ministry of Textiles boasts that its desperately poor workers are a competitive advantage: "Rising wages and cost of living in countries closely competing with India," says the agency's strategic plan, "provides a vast opportunity for India to capitalize".

Some analysts wonder if the ever-sliding euro could give Greece and Europe the devaluation and the competitive boost it so desperately needs — or whether it will again be too little, too late.

"I am trying to be competitive within the group, desperately want to play rugby for Wales and I want to be part of a successful Welsh team.