Sentence examples for have scrapped for from inspiring English sources

The problem was perhaps most noticeable in the North Greenwich Arena, where gymnastics fans have scrapped for months to get a ticket only to turn on their television and see Louis Smith and his team-mates competing in front of empty blue seats.

Vince had scrapped for his 39 but, as is the case with Hales, it is not yet anything like sufficient.

So the owners began their lockout Feb. 15, two days after they had scrapped, for these negotiations, the revenue sharing plan for which they had campaigned for seven months.

PAGE A13 NATIONAL DEMOCRATS DROP PLAN FOR VOTE On Child Insurance Program Congressional Democrats have scrapped plans for another vote on the expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program.

PAGE A17 No Ikea for New Rochelle Ikea, the Swedish furniture company, and New Rochelle have scrapped plans for a superstore after widespread opposition from Westchester County residents.

Phoenix residents have scrapped lawns for desert landscaping and artificial turf to reduce water use.

Economists have scrapped projections for any easing of monetary policy in the rest of 2012.

Deputy general secretary Leslie Manasseh said: "The chancellor obviously isn't aware that his government have scrapped progression for most civil servants already, apart from where it is part of an employee's contractual rights.

"Should we have scrapped plans for the many new, sorely needed academic buildings that will serve our community for decades to avoid a temporary dislocation of sports facilities?" she asked in an e-mail.

They have scrapped the plan for 2013, and expect to employ a traditional five-man rotation, with one wrinkle: they will carry three long relievers, not just one.

Eight have scrapped the limit for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).