Bowerman was told to keep the man talking while producers scrambled to get another guest lined up.

It looked as though she would miss the next week's taping, and the producers and writers scrambled for an idea that would not require her presence.

The producers scrambled to find the people portrayed in the film.

Seeking New Markets Like so many other industries facing military cutbacks, producers of advanced composite materials are scrambling to find civilian markets.

Some producers were scrambling to wring as much money from the season as possible by scheduling extra performances.

As the producers scrambled to rewrite the deal, they postponed the show's opening from last spring until now.

The producers scrambled to find a replacement and found her in Diana Rigg; the Shepherd episodes were subsequently re-filmed.

Competition is intense, as local producers scramble to find a niche in the market space that has been created by the currency devaluation's impact on imports.

Oil companies here earn far more from exports than from domestic sales, and the big producers are scrambling to find new routes out of Russia for their crude.

That is a complaint echoing across the city, as producers scramble to shift well-reviewed, good-selling shows to larger spaces.