Sentences with phrase «frantic scramble»

Further, with the struggles of their rivals around them, there was certainly an opportunity to compete for the Premier League title or at least a top - three finish instead of a frantic scramble to qualify for the Champions League, which arguably looks unlikely at this stage.

So tense that during a frantic scramble in front of goal, Lucas Vazquez earned a very, very soft penalty in the final seconds of stoppage time, and Gianluigi Buffon was sent off with a straight red card for the ferocity of his protests, continuously bumping and manhandling English referee Michael Oliver while screaming at him.

Nowadays, most Hammers probably regard Burnley as one of the minions of the Premier League (and in financial terms they languish some way behind West Ham) and yet they sit comfortably in 7th place with the luxury of looking down leisurely at the frantic scramble below them for top flight survival.

Chelsea have kickstarted a frantic scramble for reinforcements in the final week of the summer transfer window by agreeing a fee with Arsenal for Alex -LRB-...)

You can imagine the frantic scrambling at WPNI as the guy who's been working with their political advertisers for eight years walks out the door... you can wipe his contacts database, but you can't keep him from taking those kinds of personal relationships with him as he goes.

Waiting until you show up at your scientific sanctum before figuring out your needs can set you back months, and before you know it your departmental support is running out and the frantic scramble for grants begins.

In an attempt to eliminate the frantic scramble to put myself together before the kids wake up, I decided to simplify my wardrobe.

He took in the frantic scramble of chipmunks in the branches above him.

The twists and turns are quite compelling as well, and more than once what should be a moment of triumph is turned into a frantic scramble to escape.

These frantic scrambles play out to Rayman - ised versions of famous tracks, from rock to classical and beyond, each one choreographed to the action with the sort of precision you'd expect from a classic Tom and Jerry cartoon.

This leads me to the next element that makes a welcome return to the series — Limited ammunition and inventory management are at the fore, meaning that Resident Evil 7 harkens back to that frantic scramble for survival that defined the original trilogy in particular.

While my tardiness on the morning of our expedition departure is a funny way to begin my story, the frantic scrambling, the urgency and panic I felt in those first few minutes of being awake are analogous of how I feel toward climate change.

Sometimes the deadlines (such as in OSC matters) are too tight for anything other than frantic scrambling.

Then came the frantic scramble to pick them up before the centre closed.

Take my frantic scramble to find my car / house keys every day.

Apparently Tom and Nicole Kidman had started to drift away from the church in the mid -»90s, before filming Eyes Wide Shut and there was a frantic scramble to win him back.