Sentence examples for scrambled to maintain a from inspiring English sources

While the Big East, which started as a basketball conference, scrambled to maintain a certain number of members, those colleges that did not compete at the F.B.S. level in football were essentially left to watch as the conference became a very different version of itself.

Revenues fell by 13.7% to £4.1bn, in line with a reduction in fares as BA scrambled to maintain demand, including the all-important business-class customers who generate the majority of its profits.

Over the years Ms. Barberena scrambled to maintain her legal status and help support her family.

Once the empire was dismantled in the 1960s, it was effectively gone forever, even though Britain still scrambled to maintain its influence through the Commonwealth and the multinational corporations it left behind.

Wang, DEC, and Data General all scrambled to maintain revenues by grabbing at personal computers but they missed, losing out to cloners as the technology became more commodity-like.

As I scrambled to maintain my composure, I stared deep into those saucer eyes and said, "No way, buddy.

Hood did not treat Beauregard with the respect due to the department commander, communicating his plans reluctantly and making movements without regard to the consequences for his supply line, which Beauregard scrambled to maintain.

By removing Mr. Mubarak's authoritarian but dependably loyal government, the revolution has stripped away a bulwark of Israel's position in the region, unleashing the Egyptian public's pent-up anger at Israel over its treatment of the Palestinians at a time when a transitional government is scrambling to maintain its own legitimacy in the streets.

Texas abortion opponents call the merger a sign that the organization is scrambling to maintain its reputation in the face of targeted budget cuts.

Then they found themselves scrambling to maintain their cash flow.

Boeing is scrambling to maintain its reputation for making safe and profitable airplanes.