Sentence examples for desperation over from inspiring English sources

But if the attacks are evidence of the persistent power of the Ampatuan family, some analysts said, they may also signal desperation over mounting threats to that power.

And there is the desperation over unemployment, poverty and corruption.

"There is a lot of desperation over there now, and it's completely justified," he said.

"Pakistan," Ward says, "is in a state of near desperation over water".

"I think this shows the governor's growing desperation over the budget," Mr. DeVore said.

It was a triumph of desperation over technique, a moment of such emotional force it felt climactic and defining.

Desperation takes over".

Desperation took over our team early Sunday morning, and we decided to spam various mailing lists in an attempt to gather some of the items for the scavenger hunt.

Motivation took a walk; desperation took over.

Out of a mixture of desperation and over-confidence the decision-makers of Austria-Hungary and Germany unleashed a war to preserve and expand their empires.

2. Referencing someone's desperation or over-eagerness.