Sentence examples for scrambled to define from inspiring English sources

While other H.P. staff members checked on the company's workers in Japan — none of whom were injured in the disaster — Mr. Prophet and his team scrambled to define the impact on the company's suppliers in Japan and, if necessary, to draft backup plans.

His position on the Keystone Pipeline allowed different interpretations, as individual entities scrambled to define his statement within a context that best served their agenda.

Once a seemingly unstoppable retail juggernaut, Walmart's been scrambling to define its digitally in this Amazon-defined era.

Because data science is so new, universities are scrambling to define it and develop curriculums.

Both the Trump team and Hillary Clinton's campaign will scramble to define Mr. Pence over the next week.

So as the Bennett era finally drew to a close today, after an 84-hour whirlwind of activity, historians and elected officials alike were scrambling to define his legacy.

Last week, Republicans were scrambling to define and defend President Bush's stint in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam era: how he got there, where he served, how often he reported, whether he fulfilled his obligations.

In addition, networking giants like Cisco Systems and discount computer specialists like Dell Computer are moving in, while rising interest from venture capital firms is spawning a steady stream of start-ups scrambling to define niches.

While the first session of the 112th Congress was defined by bruising legislative fiscal battles, Congressional Democrats and Republicans have now moved to the election-year stage of governing, with each side scrambling to define itself as most deserving of support from embattled middle class voters, especially those coveted independents who helped hand Republicans control of the House last year.

It's not a startup scrambling to define itself.

Doctors and researchers are scrambling to define "Zika congenital syndrome".