The workers have to race against time and weather to shore up the cofferdams and make them secure.
Those who are trying to strengthen the country's institutions and economy know they are in a race against time.
The qiuck attack ' s main purpose is to race against time , realize assaulting , carry off and take the initiative , and then win.
Rescuer Jin Maiguang said: "we are racing against time and doing everything we can to put the pipes together, pump out the water and reach those who are trapped underground."
I'm always working against time to get letters out.
Aid groups say it is a race against time to find trapped survivors.
Italian authorities say it is a race against time to stop a massive oil slick flowing down Italy's longest river.
Lactation curves and mathematical models of dairy cattle are one of effective methods accurately to describe rules of milk yield against time.
British Petroleum is still racing against time to build a funnel to help contain the busted oil rig which is gushing oil into the Mexican Gulf - but the energy giant is unsure whether it will work.
That meant advising their clients against time-consuming litigation or mindless mergers.
Time TEAM AMERICA is a new science-reality series from PBS that sends archaeologists on a race against time to excavate historic sites around the nation.
Using time charts — All these metrics can be plotted against time to chart trends. For instance, a trend showing a steady increase in effort to fix defects should be vigorously investigated.
It also has advantages of racing against time, saving labor, working efficiently and low cost etc.
Photographer Jonathan Andrew has traveled across Europe to document the decay of WW2-era military bunkers, standing strong and Stoic against time.
I think we should fully give play to EIA System at the present stage, strengthen to assess the risk to the alien species, resist the invasion of the harmful species effectively, race against time and accumulate experience for the relevant legislation of security of living beings.
The reason for scheduling against time instead of allocation rate is that allocation is often uneven during an application's execution.
The students are working against time to finish their essay.
But Athens is facing a race against time to deliver the games, following delays in the construction of key Olympic sites and transport networks.
Such stories mark a big turnaround for diasporas, which over the last century have often had to wage an uphill struggle against time and geography.
It was now, I realized, a fight against time: if I could keep this solitary specimen alive until I reached England, I felt sure that I could find something it would eat.
Race against time to review, diligently study hard, create good results, climb the frog, give up my own.
The whole process of life is countdown, and every second is racing against time.