Sentence examples for were stacking up from inspiring English sources

One by one, circumstances were stacking up against the Dodgers.

At the time, Ms. Estrada told her problems were stacking up.

Prosecutors claim Adoboli began fraudulently trading in 2008 in order to hide the huge losses that were stacking up.

But though polls were favourable, there was no point in going if votes were "stacking up [just] in the north".

In an environment that becomes more competitive year after year, we asked a sampling of colleges and universities for a sense of how things were stacking up.

He said the party was pleased over all with the way the 2006 races were stacking up, and he pointed to strong Republican campaigns for seats Democrats are vacating in Minnesota and Maryland.

"People were stacked up 10 deep," said Mr. Swan.

[To Fuqua] You were stacked up a couple of pictures.

Four old suitcases, one of which is always packed, were stacked up.

On a recent day nearly 100,000 Korans were stacked up awaiting repairs.

The interviews were stacked up, one per half hour, and by mid-morning the schedule was a shambles.