1.   That means either scouring the nation for a candidate of lesser renown, or hiring from within.

2.   All season long, pro scouts have scoured the nation scrutinizing the best that college football has to offer.

3.   His success made him a magnet for an industry desperately scouring the nation for test subjects.

4.   Now they are going to scour the nation for another coach.

5.   Now, they scour the nation for parts for the fancy toys, which can take up to a year -- and vast amounts of cash -- to build.

6.   Scrounging bus fare, they scour the nation and often cross the border.

7.   The effort grows out of fears about exploitation arising as scientists scour nations from Iceland to India to collect genetic samples and medical records.