Sentence examples for scrambling for control from inspiring English sources
Many fighters splintered into smaller groups, each scrambling for control of the cocaine trade.
With both major national parties scrambling for control of Congress, hard-fought campaigns are being waged in both districts for the November finals.
The races for governor have been marred by violent clashes during the campaign, with incumbents and their rivals scrambling for control over the money and power that governorships can secure.
Zaidan himself was briefly kidnapped by rebels last fall, and different groups have been scrambling for control of the country's resources and terminals.
After a brief lull on Wednesday night, fighting seemed to intensify on Thursday as the two sides, now separated only by a few residential blocks, fired anti-aircraft missiles at each other as they scrambled for control of government buildings and the airport, their battle slowly encroaching further towards the centre of the city.
Dealing with intermittent electricity, few jobs, widespread corruption and fresh memories of unspeakable horrors, Iraqis of all sects are scrambling for power, for control.
Or he might see a tiny, high-definition image of himself flailing on the court and go scrambling for the remote control.
The White House has been scrambling for months to control the damage from the botched Oct. 1 launch of the law, formally called the Affordable Care Act, which aimed at making sure that millions of Americans without health insurance are able to receive medical coverage.
In the ensuing years, city officials scrambled for greater control over the crane industry and crane operators in New York.
The whole situation can really be read as parents scrambling for one last iota of control before succumbing to their inevitable mortality.
Scrambling for some marker of quality control, officials have set limits of one part per million of MCHM for children three years or younger and for pregnant women; they claim that 1.2 ppm is safe for everyone else.
