There, both parties scrambled to respond to the President's announcement.

Political parties scrambled for money and pushed members of Congress in safe seats to provide more.

The governing party, which has been blamed for allowing corruption to flourish, is scrambling to get tough and to clean up its tarnished image.

The new political parties are scrambling to pay for the trappings of campaigns in a country where American-style fund-raising is still an undeveloped art.

Since Congress was the ultimate authority for deciding who had been elected, both parties scrambled for advantage.

The party is scrambling for a moderate face, but the damage is already done.

The working parties scrambled out of the trench, ran back over the wet grass, then turned to watch the enemy jump into the deserted workings.

Both political parties have scrambled to woo foreign-born voters.

Yet the party is scrambling to stay on top.

Cheered by the prospect of shelter, the little party scrambled down into the valley.