Sentence examples for scrambling to step from inspiring English sources

The fight shook parents, students and school officials who were already scrambling to step up security in the district after one student was accused of shooting and wounding another Tuesday inside Lincoln High School.

After the Soviet Union began putting satellites into orbit, the Eisenhower administration scrambled to step up space and weapons research.

Youkilis scrambled to step on third for an out, then fired home to catcher Jason Varitek as Travis Buck raced to the plate.

The actress paces the traditionally decorated suburban study, designed by Matthew R. Campbell, like a woman scrambling to stay one step ahead of the Angel of Death.

As a result, the syndicates deploy couriers to make their wagers in secret, scrambling to stay one step ahead of the casino managers, whether in Las Vegas or in the growing number of offshore operations.

As the bankrupt government does everything it can to stop Argentines from cashing out of the insolvent banking system, the desperate and mostly middle-class depositors have been scrambling to stay one step ahead of the restrictions, trying everything, from boat trips to Uruguay to buying shares on the Buenos Aires stock market, to protect their wealth.

At the Department of Interior, science lobbyists are scrambling to convince administration officials to step back from reported plans to cut the U.S. Geological Survey's budget by as much as 22%.

The sudden outpouring of support for what began as a small protest has left Dauber scrambling to assess next steps.

Lately we've been exposed to countless instances of leaders scrambling to plunder before they stepped down.

Meanwhile, major electronics manufacturers were scrambling to verify that each step in their supply chains was conflict minerals-free.

Still, with only a four week window, dog owners are worried and scrambling to figure out their next steps.