Sentence examples for scrambling to boost from inspiring English sources

One reason the big banks are scrambling to boost their capital is that they are not sure how bad those books are—or rather, how bad they will be.

Attacks in recent months on luxury hotels in the capitals of neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso have killed dozens of people, leaving west African countries scrambling to boost security in the face of a growing jihadi threat.

So Crescent is scrambling to boost its income.

Homebuilders, faced with plummeting sales, are scrambling to boost cash and reduce debt by selling land bought when the market had its heyday, two to five years ago.

Scrambling to boost productivity, Home Depot will cut 1,000 jobs across the U.S., according to a memo sent to employees on Tuesday.

As a result, farmers are scrambling to boost crop yields and piling on the fertilizer, which restores nutrients that sapped out of the soil during the previous planting season.

Yahoo! and Microsoft have since scrambled to boost their Web e-mail offerings, both paid and free.

There hasn't been as much time as one would wish and there has been a scramble to boost provision round the country.

A survey by the Legatum Institute think-tank showing international disaffection with the concept has generated anguish among the centre-right and provoked a scramble to boost capitalism's popularity.

WITH euro-zone inflation dipping to a record-breaking low of 0.4% last month, officials at the European Central Bank (ECB) have been scrambling to find ways to boost the economy.

Previous four-cylinder Hondas with variable-valve timing had one annoying drawback all the torque came late and at high rpm, with a jerky sort of last-second boost that sent you scrambling to shift before hitting redline.