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One aim of this higher visibility is to emphasize to the dark that any last-ditch attempts at disruption will not be tolerated by us.

But his "last-ditch effort" is simply "at slowing things down" , and this bold venture takes the form of typing another memo to his boss.

I think there is a school of thought in her campaign that she could still win this and that fighting to the last ditch would be advisable.

Surrounded and outnumbered, with casualties mounting, Azuma led seventy men in a last ditch attempt to break the enemy encirclement.

Recruiting outsiders is something of a last-ditch attempt to shake up the islands' inward-looking policing culture.

The possibility of a last-ditch resistance by the enemy should not be dismissed.

"It finally came to a head and I had nowhere else to turn. This is a last-ditch attempt to get an employer's attention, " David said.

In a last-ditch attempt to silence the ringing in his ears, Ridder's team implanted electrodes near the patient's TPJ.

Proponents say geoengineering should at least be considered, if only as a last-ditch tactic.

"Go ahead with your plans, but remember that as your opponents we shall fight to the last ditch, " the representative said.

Call it a last-ditch effort to tackle truancy in Orange County.

Thousands of people began queuing on Wednesday, in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ticket for the Olympics.

The illegal militants based house constructed with a reinforced concrete underground bunker last-ditch, to the police opened fire.

M. had large chunks of the temporal lobes of his brain surgically removed in a last-ditch effort to relieve chronic epilepsy.

In a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resigned from the leadership.

Fearful and desperate, Mario's parents turned to "outdoor behavioral health" in a last-ditch effort to turn their child around.

Both campaigns are hunkering down in swing states to make their last-ditch effort.

One of Chinas most - wanted men has appealed to Canadas highest court in a last-ditch effort to avoid deportation to China.

The deal's deadline had already been extended by a month while Tengzhong made a last-ditch effort to obtain Beijing's blessing.

Any critically damaged Subs should be used to kamikaze attack your opponent's Stingrays as a last ditch effort to deal maximum damage.

The speech was a last-ditch attempt by Mr Bush to persuade a sceptical Congress to remain committed to a deeply unpopular war.

The company slashed prices for its "golden week" packages in last-ditch effort to attract customers, he added.

That was a big moral victory for President F. W. de Klerk and a blow to last-ditch defenders of the system.

They will meet again today as Chelsea make a last ditch attempt to persuade Terry that his future remains at Stamford Bridge.

"People are chucking money at Christmas in a last-ditch attempt to have a make or break, " she added.

While the gay pride rally was not sanctioned by the city, it was a last ditch effort to hold a pride event.

In a last-ditch effort to save the site, Xiong hired experts to measure and photograph every inch of the space.

Non-proliferation activists have mounted a last-ditch effort to stall the India deal ahead of its consideration by the Senate.

The Jedi Council, in a last ditch effort to stop Revan and Malak, engineered a trap for the Sith Lords.

She was going to move to New York in a last-ditch effort to save the marriage.

They do not make the last-ditch tackle or put themselves on the line.

But, in a last-ditch effort, we had enrolled her in an experimental treatment program.

The military government was driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty .

The imperialists and domestic reactionaries will certainly not take their defeat lying down and they will struggle to the last ditch.

Matt's father, battling brain cancer for two years, was undergoing a last-ditch chemo treatment.

His defiance raised the possibility of a last-ditch fight over the capital, home to 2 million people.

The heroes, suffering their fatal wounds , make a last-ditch effort to wipe out their enemies before finally succumbing to death .

In desperate circumstances, pigeons were greatly valued as a last-ditch option for sending vital messages.

Researchers hope to make a last-ditch effort to stabilize the Yangtze ecosystem and prevent further extinctions.

This time, the prosecution of Fu Sheng, is the last ditch.

The officers and soldiers make a last-ditch fight but Lao Ma and the pretty woman soldier were shot by the officers.

A few weeks ago I made a last-ditch effort to get my son to make his bed in the morning.

Tepco officials have been pumping seawater with boron in a last-ditch effort to bring temperatures down to prevent an outright meltdown.

The findings will be used in a last-ditch effort by tax planners to persuade the Treasury to rethink its plans.

Hungary stunned the markets by raising rates 3pc to 11. 5pc in a last-ditch attempt to defend the forint's currency peg in the ERM.

That's a bad sign--it's a last-ditch effort to prevent a meltdown, as the salt in the seawater will corrode the machinery.

But the more serious threat comes from semiautonomous machines over which humans retain nothing more than last-ditch veto power.

During these tenuous times, a last ditch effort by Imperial loyalists employed an imposter as Grand Admiral Thrawn .

It can summon its reserves for one final charm offensive, one last-ditch attempt to convince the world it still deserves to live.

The stonewalling, denials and partner gagging is simply a last-ditch attempt at wallet covering.

Those soldiers who fight to the last ditch are held in esteem.

It fell into administration in November after last-ditch attempts to rescue the chain failed.

He "downplayed" the possibility of holding last-ditch talks with Iraq in Switzerland.

In a last ditch effort at survival, they became cannibals.

Despite last-ditch resistance, Soviet power is restored in Britain by 1944, with implacable vengeance.

The opposition made a last ditch stand to try to get the government to changer its policy.

These candidates made last-ditch efforts to convince voters just two days before the country's first primary.

Last-ditch efforts by the researchers and the bureau to prevent the uprooting failed.

They will fight reform to the last ditch .

He announced two last-ditch initiatives to avert doom.

Yes, they will still make noises and attempt a last ditch stand, but it will be to no avail.

Why is a final effort called "last ditch" ?

Last year, as Western nations harried Sri Lanka over the conduct of its brutal last-ditch battle with Tamil Tiger rebels, China moved in.

Yao scored on two put backs during Houston's last-ditch 12-4 run that cut Orlando's lead to 93-92.

In the days leading up to the game, Lampard had discussed the perils of regularly relying on last-ditch winning goals, stating

The candidates made their last-ditch appeals for public support before the vote,

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Bush's Last-Ditch Plea on Immigration

The millionaire made a last-ditch bid to buy the club,