A last-ditch attempt. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"I'm sure it's just a last-ditch effort to get paid.". From Wordnik.com. [Contracting glitch leads to demand for payment on free D.C. energy audits] Reference
John Edwards Charisma Ring (see hand): Diabolical last-ditch weapon. From Wordnik.com. [THE BUSH-WHACKER] Reference
Marketing ploy, or last-ditch effort to stem the tide toward Blu-ray?. From Wordnik.com. [Toshiba Cuts Prices on All its HD DVD Players] Reference
On Monday, Mr. Khadr's lawyer filed a last-ditch request with the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Guantanamo Trial Set to Go Ahead] Reference
In spite of a last-ditch effort in Iowa, Thompson placed a distant third. From Wordnik.com. [A Complete and Utter Buzz Kill] Reference
According to Israeli media reports, only a last-ditch phone call from U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Arafat In The Cross Hairs] Reference
The last-ditch effort comes late in Mr. Simmons's long career in public life. From Wordnik.com. [Rivals Near Finish Line in Connecticut] Reference
The crime bill has run into last-ditch opposition from pro-gun forces in the House. From Wordnik.com. [Too Many Guns? Or Too Few?] Reference
The new bill's effect: to offer the Schindlers a last-ditch attempt in federal court. From Wordnik.com. [THE LEGACY OF TERRI SCHIAVO] Reference
Filing this complaint is a last-ditch attempt to get the bank to pay attention to you. From Wordnik.com. [Be prepared to move on from a short-sale home] Reference
Then, last week, Gorbachev's last-ditch peace initiative seemed to put the plan on hold. From Wordnik.com. [Allied Blitzkrieg] Reference
In a last-ditch effort they said, "Well, maybe we should try doing simultaneous release.". From Wordnik.com. [Cast Of Characters] Reference
It took a last-ditch peace mission by former president Jimmy Carter to produce a compromise. From Wordnik.com. [Traveling Behind Enemy Lines] Reference
Nov. 23: In a last-ditch bid for support, Clinton called French President Francois Mitterrand. From Wordnik.com. [A Sly Game Of 'Liar's Poker'] Reference
Dave Heineman called Ms. Manning as part of a last-ditch effort to keep Dana open, to no avail. From Wordnik.com. [A College Closes for Good as Rescue Plan Is Rejected] Reference
That's where Ted Kennedy had last-ditch surgery last year after he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. From Wordnik.com. [Health-Care Rationing: Bring it On] Reference
Some very brave passengers stormed the cockpit in a last-ditch effort to seize control of the plane. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
Last Saturday, after a last-ditch effort to broker a deal, Posner announced that the talks had failed. From Wordnik.com. [The Judge Will Now Decide] Reference
Government ownership of private assets is being presented as a last-ditch expedient, not a policy goal. From Wordnik.com. [Name That Economy!] Reference
Media baron Rupert Murdoch is eying a long-shot, last-ditch effort to save the ailing New York Daily News. From Wordnik.com. [Eying The News] Reference
In a last-ditch effort to save their home, the Henriquez family put mortgage payments on their credit cards. From Wordnik.com. [Janis Bowdler: You Too Can Lose a Million-Dollar Home] Reference
Declarations of loyalty to the Ryder Cup cause look hollow as leading players duck out of last-ditch qualifying. From Wordnik.com. [Colin Montgomerie left red faced by Ryder Cup stars' dash for cash] Reference
Timothy Murphy, a dentist in town, said constructing the prison was a last-ditch hope to bring good jobs to town. From Wordnik.com. [Development Scheme] Reference
They added that they plan to meet with Arpaio's lawyers next week in a last-ditch effort to forestall litigation. From Wordnik.com. [Justice Dept. threatens to sue Ariz. sheriff Arpaio in civil rights inquiry] Reference
Brown, who recently pleaded guilty to campaign violations, took Velez to HUD on Oct. 1 for last-ditch negotiations. From Wordnik.com. [So Who Was That Guy?] Reference
It was my last-ditch effort to do something with my celebrity before I high-tail it out of town -- no, I'm kidding. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
Then, Tuesday evening, immigration authorities granted Katz's last-ditch request for "deferred action" on the case. From Wordnik.com. [Illegal Indian immigrant is granted rare reprieve, allowed to stay in U.S.] Reference
Albizu Campos reputedly tapped Ms. Lebron to lead the siege against Congress as a last-ditch effort for independence. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita Lebron, jailed for gun attack at U.S. Capitol in 1954, dies at 90] Reference
They're likely to reject a last-ditch Kaddafi effort to stay on in the AU's top post, for a very long list of reasons. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Embarrassment] Reference
They added that they plan to meet with the sheriff's attorneys next week in a last-ditch effort to forestall litigation. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. may sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio for not cooperating in investigation] Reference
The U.S. Supreme Court last week rejected a last-ditch request to halt the trial on grounds the system is unconstitutional. From Wordnik.com. [Guantanamo Trials: Gitmo Gears Up For 1st Trial Under Obama] Reference
Last week's announcement of a ceasefire was meant as a last-ditch effort to rescue peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. From Wordnik.com. [No Peace In The Streets] Reference
In the summer of 1942, he made a last-ditch drive to take the Egyptian port city of Alexandria -- the pathway to the Suez Canal. From Wordnik.com. [A Course At The 'College Of Rommel'] Reference
Dell could decide to raise its offer by several dollars in a last-ditch attempt to win 3PAR or drop its bid entirely, they said. From Wordnik.com. [In H-P Dell War, It's Dave vs. Dave] Reference
(That meeting, NEWSWEEK sources say, led to a last-ditch diplomatic initiative by Secretary of State Edmund Muskie in September.). From Wordnik.com. [Making Of A Myth] Reference
A British Harrier was shot down, apparently by a Serbian missile, as it attempted to aid the last-ditch defense of the dying city. From Wordnik.com. [Tightening The Noose] Reference
He bitterly opposes Habibie's last-ditch efforts to put together an anti-Megawati coalition with several smaller Islamic-based parties. From Wordnik.com. [A Tale Of Two Power Brokers] Reference
In a last-ditch rescue effort, Martinez's father sent him to the Caribbean island of St. Kitts two years ago to take part in an experimental-treatment program. From Wordnik.com. [New Ways To Stay Clean] Reference
In a last-ditch effort, Malmsten, Leander and two others sat hunched around the conference table in London, chugging Diet Cokes and calling everyone they knew. From Wordnik.com. [Hitting The Wall At Boo] Reference
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