circling

Don't know if I'd call it "circling the wagons" -- seems more like that they are beginning to realize that we can't just keep everything on hold until Obama names an administrator.

Is NASA Circling the Wagons Around the Launch Vehicle Elements of ESAS? - NASA Watch 2009

Women begin circling around the main attraction in the center, bumping into us and trying to topple us over, and consequently the bride and groom from their chairs.

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

Women begin circling around the main attraction in the center, bumping into us and trying to topple us over, and consequently the bride and groom from their chairs.

A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009

The Detroit native completed his hat trick, circling from the corner to Giguere's left and snapping a wrist shot from the faceoff circle past the goalie, during a power play with 1: 48 to play in the second.

USATODAY.com 2008

Get in to the buzz that they help spin so that they can keep their name circling around.

New Batman Joker Is… Heath Ledger!? 2008

The hum of gnats arose, the bat flew in circling whirls over the tents, horns sounded from all quarters, the sun had set, the Sabbath had commenced.

Chapter 16 - Part VII 1822

Change has been the buzzword circling the national political scene for about a year, but Freman Hendrix's transformation may have come in defeat in 2005.

detnews.com - Commuting 2009

Change has been the buzzword circling the national political scene for about a year, but Freman Hendrix's transformation may have come in defeat in 2005.

detnews.com - Commuting 2009

If they think they’re not safe, then they look weak and the vultures begin circling around them.

AI5 – Round 2 Results 2006

They actually found two "planets" that were hotter than the stars they were circling, which is really cool if you think about it.

OpEdNews - Diary: Mystery Objects Sighted in Space! 2010