Sentence examples for frantic round from inspiring English sources

I made a frantic round of phone calls; our doctor, the Epilepsy Society helpline and the hospital.

British officials will begin a frantic round of diplomacy to iron out the final details of the deal ahead of the meeting in Brussels later this month.

The remarks led to a frantic round of backpedaling by the State Department and a theatrical hunt for those who had leaked the information.

Then Mr. Spitzer gave his speech, and on Thursday a frantic round of faxes and negotiations ended with an agreement in principle.

Domestic security and law-enforcement officials began receiving word about the new information early Friday, and it set off a frantic round of meetings.

A frantic round of party-switching before October 1st, the deadline for candidates in next year's elections, left the government with a slim majority, but one composed of opportunists rather than real allies.

Tuesday night's decisions in Brussels portend several days of frantic, round-the-clock negotiations.

The chancellor, Alistair Darling, sanctioned the government's taking a 70% stake in RBS, and 43% in the combined Lloyds and HBOS, after a series of frantic round-the-clock meetings that weekend.

The discussion was focused on proposed changes that advertisers and agencies had said they could support: moving the upfront market to the fall from the spring; having it take place in the spring and the fall; and slowing the frantic, round-the-clock deal-making by limiting negotiations to scheduled daytime hours.

Rubble littered the players' tunnel, plumbing work in the changing rooms is far from complete and Wembley's iconic steel arch - the new symbol to replace the famous twin towers - is not yet self-supporting, despite frantic round-the-clock efforts by 3,500 construction workers.

All week, in frantic rounds of public appearances, television appeals and legal proceedings, both camps have raced to beat the state's legal deadline of Saturday for certifying results, including several thousand overseas absentee ballots due Friday night.