In trying to stave off a deeper crisis, governments are scrambling to cut spending further.

The federal government scrambled to raise money.

It is not clear where the settlers will live, and the government is scrambling to find housing.

And foreign governments with the wherewithal are scrambling to enter the commercial fray.

But in an age when governments across Europe are scrambling to cut spending to meet the requirements of a single currency, it will not be easy.

In such a situation, the government would be scrambling to identify the thousands or millions exposed and to figure out how to distribute antibiotics quickly.

The government scrambled federal helicopters, troops, and state police to find the ones responsible.

After Chiron's suspension, the federal government scrambled to make up for the shortfall by getting other suppliers to increase production.

The program was sidelined as the government scrambled to address the fall out of the global financial meltdown that began in Fall 2008.

The new government is scrambling to come up with a plan that will exploit the canal and the 500-square-mile corridor surrounding it.