Sentence examples for scrambled to understand from inspiring English sources

Workers, contractors and consumers scrambled to understand how a shutdown would affect them, and Democrats warned of harm to the economy.

Kevin Durant's splendid season ended in a thud as everyone scrambled to understand how Memphis went from the team dumping Rudy Gay's contract to a Western Conference finalist.

As generals prepared for war in Afghanistan, lawyers scrambled to understand how the new campaign against terrorism could be waged within the confines of old laws.

NASA held the countdown today as controllers scrambled to understand a data-relay problem with one of Endeavour's two master events controllers.

When reports emerged 30 years ago that young gay men were suffering from rare forms of pneumonia and cancer, public health investigators scrambled to understand what appeared to be a deadly immune disorder: What were the symptoms?

It hit on the same day that astronomers were watching another larger rock miss Earth by just 17,200 miles, and experts scrambled to understand the two rare cosmic events.

Experts are scrambling to understand the situation, and to predict how serious it may become.

Economists are scrambling to understand why Americans are so pessimistic about the economy.

The Real Estate Board, meanwhile, is scrambling to understand the practical implications of the zoning amendment.

As a result, advertising agencies are scrambling to understand and predict consumer behavior, the better to serve their marketer clients.

Despite these insights into maturing gamers, game designers are still scrambling to understand the tricks of the trade.