Sentences with phrase «in the scramble for»

Boards, once the dependably cautious voices urging management to mitigate risk, are increasingly calling for breakthrough innovation in the scramble for competitive advantage.

And to all the 1 p.m.'s at your desk in a scramble for takeout, cursing yourself for not planning ahead.

LOS ANGELES (27 - 23) won three straight but was stymied by a loss to the Pistons and by an injury to Jerry West, whose nose was broken by a stray elbow in a scramble for a rebound.

After an eight - yard run by Travis Etienne (who missed most of the first half with an unspecified injury), Bryant avoids about eight tacklers in scrambling for a first down to the Bama 43.

It'll be interesting to see if Levy gets the checkbook out in January if Spurs are still there or thereabouts in the scramble for a Champions League place.

The jostling over the minor party's ballot line is just one twist in the scramble for attorney general, following Mr. Schneiderman's abrupt resignation last Monday after The New Yorker detailed four women's accusations of being physically assaulted by him.

The departure changes the race in the scramble for delegates with a major candidate dropping out.

There's no moral stake in scrambling for scraps, just this Pyrrhic duty to compete, lust fast - cooling on the proverbial sheets, damp and rumpled as they are from a lot of impotent thrusting.

Most investors who attempt it, in a scramble for what they perceive as a safe haven, do not come out ahead as a result.

In the scramble for supposed mainstream appeal more and more games have opted to take a standardised approach to gaming functionality.

In their scramble for profit, Konami have managed to fumble some of Metal Gear's essential elements - storytelling through cutscenes and a protagonist with personality.

China is not alone in the scramble for food.

Sensory processing disorder may manifest in various ways, including melting down from sensory overload, or acting up in a scramble for stimulation, or being confused, clumsy, and ineffectual while trying to perform everyday tasks.

Industry insiders say investors can expect annual returns of 8 to 12 percent, but critics warn of high risks as some firms may cut corners in their scramble for market share.

Not exact matches

Alongside a Canadian Press investigation last year that revealed a «crisis» in faulty elevators, expect there to be plenty of opportunity as landlords scramble for qualified contractors to maintain aging systems.

The scramble for skilled workers in the state has intensified as the economy improves and training falls short of demand.

In fact, in the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political partieIn fact, in the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political partiein the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political parties.

Others scrambled to their rooms to stuff a bag and dash for the car (which you should never do in a nuclear attack).

Wells Fargo's annual meeting is on Tuesday in Des Moines, Iowa, 1,800 miles away from company headquarters, where top executives have been scrambling for nearly two years to contain the damage from a sales practices scandal

CHICAGO, Feb 16 - U.S. agricultural merchants are scrambling to register themselves as cooperatives after a blunder in the country's new tax law gave farmers a tax break for selling grains to co-ops rather than private firms.

Arkadium was scrambling to fill in for the Crimean employees who didn't make the move and trying to recover from a couple of big bets on new games that had vastly underperformed.

In 2013, a Santa asked boarding passengers for their wish lists, then scrambled to buy and wrap those items before they landed at their destination; for 2014, the airline took the idea to a village in the Dominican RepubliIn 2013, a Santa asked boarding passengers for their wish lists, then scrambled to buy and wrap those items before they landed at their destination; for 2014, the airline took the idea to a village in the Dominican Republiin the Dominican Republic.

For someone supposed to be laundering millions of dollars in stolen funds, with investigators from three countries scrambling to track the money, Ding Zhize was a surprisingly unhurried man.

In just about every community in the nation, there are temp agencies that are always scrambling for people willing to take short - term or temporary work assignmentIn just about every community in the nation, there are temp agencies that are always scrambling for people willing to take short - term or temporary work assignmentin the nation, there are temp agencies that are always scrambling for people willing to take short - term or temporary work assignments.

As the boxers for the main bout were summoned to the ring, a pile of officials and hangers - on scrambled in to mill around for the cameras from HBO.

They argue that possible sanctions on the Venezuelan energy sector would harm the U.S. industry, and cause it to scramble for heavy crude supplies from elsewhere, which would result in higher fuel prices for consumers.

There's some good news for procrastinators still scrambling to find receipts, tally deductions and fill out tax returns in time for Uncle Sam's annual deadline.

«I used to be in my ex-girlfriend's studio with my dog, racking up credit card debt, but now I'm in Hong Kong scrambling an egg for the wealthiest person in Asia who is telling me he wants the world to be better for his grandkids, and that I'm helping,» Tetrick says.

Rachael Herrscher shares how to build an online presence and avoid certain pitfalls in a world where everyone is scrambling for «likes.»

North Korea's hidden artillery pieces have managed to deter outside invaders for decades, but with Kim scrambling to perfect his fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles and top US officials viewing Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions like a ticking time bomb, the use of the US's most advanced aircraft in exercises signals the US is serious about the possibility of war.

The other thing Carson did while scrambling for cash flow in 2014 was contact her lender, and prepare a detailed presentation explaining her budget crunch.

If you're one of the many small business owners who hasn't done his or her bookkeeping all year long, this tax season will unfortunately be a stressful time as you frantically scramble to pull together all your receipts and business expenses, trying to account for every single thing you did in 2014.

Rampenthal: The No. 1 mistake they make is they wait until they're in trouble, and they scramble for a lawyer.

While there are probably a few things Millennials themselves can do to beat back perfectionism (for the love of all that is holy, spend less time on social media, for instance), the underlying causes of this shift suggested by the study, including an increasingly terrifying scramble for a shrinking number of slots in the middle class, are something we're all going to have to address together.

In the last - minute scramble to file your taxes, don't be fooled into thinking you need to pay through the nose for help.

«Those wondering how much it costs to be the kind of awesome country that can scramble a permanent elite squadron of jets and square - jawed pilots in case of emergency international demand for an aerobatics display were out of luck.»

Demand for mortgages in December saw an uptick, with national sales up 4.5 per cent according to the Canadian Real Estate Association, as buyers scrambled to snap up homes before Jan. 1.

As the room fills up, there's a scramble for seats: Managers and sales reps plop down beside first - shift machine operators coming off nine hours of work and second - shift people who've come in early, still yawning.

For a solve to qualify as a world record it has to be done in an official championship setting, in which the cubes are randomly scrambled by a computer.

In the air, Russia was responsible for 48 % of JASDF air scrambles from April 1 to September 30, the second most behind China.

Meanwhile, the FBI, other law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity vendors are collaborating in the hunt for ever - evolving ransomware and «the bad guys» who scramble to stay one step ahead of the cyber cops.

In Washington, aides scrambled to meet Trumps demand for the paperwork to be completed for a formal announcement.

HealthHelp encountered more difficulty this time around in part because it faced tough competition from other kinds of businesses that were scrambling for financing.

I make my daily cup of tea and two scrambled pesto eggs, and then sit in front of more episodes of Grace and Frankie before I shower and get ready for work.

Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP on Tuesday announced the close of a $ 1.5 billion fund, the latest in a string of massive new venture funds that are appearing as global investors scramble for a piece of the tech boom.

With governments scrambling to find new sources of revenue to pay for important social objectives such as health care and education expect to see the idea raised in Parliament sooner rather than later.

A week after Amazon sent cities across North America scrambling to compete for the e-commerce giant's second headquarters, Philadelphia government leaders are beginning to settle on three locations to pitch most forcefully as the nucleus of a vast regional presence for the Seattle company: The Schuylkill Yards and uCity Square sites in West Philadelphia and South Philadelphia's Navy Yard.

Since the new law didn't include any new federal funding for implementation, states in many cases were scrambling for state funds to fulfill the required items, let alone find money for anything not explicitly required.

When someone tagged this way called a car, Uber could scramble a set of ghost cars in a fake version of the app for that person to see, or show that no cars were available.

That is, in fact, its whole raison d'être — a high - stakes game of musical chairs in which family members and executive are scrambling for a place in 93 - year - old Sumner Redstone's estate plan.