the last minute

Seif al-Islam, one of his seven sons, appeared on television in the early hours of Monday, promising to "fight to the last minute" .

Revolutions should be like book readings at San Wei Bookstore: once a week, with the location chosen at the last minute.

I'm so glad that I was there to get tickets, It was the last minute and I got the last ones available.

Imagine someone always leaving stuff to the last minute and madly running around trying to get everything done on time?

She had made a suicide pact with a man who changed his mind at the last minute and left the car, the police said.

so I filled in for him and then, and then it was like the last minute that he canceled, like the last minute, so. . .

The plan was dropped at the last minute when it became clear it had been leaked, the official said.

Our correspondent said a Taliban leader had been due to attend the meeting but dropped out in the last minute citing health reasons.

I made up my mind about President Putin a few months ago, but it was only at the last minute that he sat down for an interview.

It wouldn't be playing fair if you were to break your promise at the last minute.

"What I would like from our fans is to be behind the team until the last day, the last minute, of the season, " said Wenger.

It has been very busy. For the life of me I can't understand why everything is left to the last minute but that's normally what happens.

The exam is going to be hell for those who procrastinated and did not begin studying until the last minute.

I wanted to tell the director what I thought, but I chickened out at the last minute.

So it is curious and even remarkable that he took the last-minute decision to add Jordan to a European trip next week.

At the last minute, Dinkins' trip had to be put off to a later date, because the money raised for it from private contributors fell short.

But relying on allies who do not wish to come forward until the last minute is always a nerve-racking proposition.

Perhaps, by holding out on cuts until the last minute, Latin American countries will get more concessions from rich countries.

Now, the interesting thing about this is when I take the lines away, it's as if you haven't learned anything in the last minute.

Linda was to have started the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.

Yes. But I haven't been keeping up in French class. I'm trying to cram a lot of knowledge into my brain at the last minute.

Capello denied that keeping everyone guessing about his line-up right up to the last minute had affected his goalkeeper's preparation.

Tony Blair spent most of his prime ministership running around the issue of nuclear power (at the last minute deciding it was all right).

I feel I have to come and I come anyway and then what I need manifests at the last minute into a perfect place.

Mr. Kan's victory margin was surprisingly large after media surveys had, until the last minute, portrayed the race as too close to call.

At the last minute, Nebraska offered the company an extra million dollars and I lost the deal.

The representative not only arrived at the last minute but did not have all the proper documents with him.

Liu, he was injured and pulled out in Beijing at the last minute a year ago.

Not preparing for a therapy session or waiting until the last minute may inadvertently make it more difficult to talk.

When I saw the ball in the net in the last minute, with Valencia needing to score two, it was like a golden goal.

I'm afraid I can't switch schedules with you at the last minute. You have to at least let me know ahead of time.

In stories, the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed.

The poor girl had seen that her grandmother smiled at her in Heaven at the last minute of her life.

Tanner is in no way only heard this suggestion, he started with a view to the original at the last minute to save his drama class.

At the last minute, rattled as he was, I could see him jumping off the train and scooting back to her.

International monitors say the last-minute changes increased voter turnout, but did not undermine the elections legitimacy.

Due to no family burden, the single staff will be expected to work late, to go on business trip and to take the task of the last minute.

She promised she'd help me but she wormed out of it at the last minute.

Participants and organizers of what was to be China's first gay pageant expressed disappointment at the last-minute cancellation.

Bill was going to ask Lisa out on date, but he chickened out at the last minute.

I volunteered to do a parachute jump to raise money for charity but I got cold feet at the last minute and didn't to through with it.

You may run out of time as you get closer to month's end, so don't put off holiday preparations until the last minute.

Painstaking to the point of mania, he often cast his ballets at the last minute, usually after trying out several dancers in each role.

The Apple "Let's talk iPhone" event is just two days away, and up-to-the-last minute rumors have been rampant.

At the last minute Johnny came out of the blue to catch the pass and score a touchdown.

We've both gone over the terms and had agreed that. . . you best have a good reason for trying to change things at the last minute.

The last-minute denial came less than a week before the sold-out shows were set to begin.

Kind of important to be throwing in at the last minute. Don't you think?

Mother's day is around the corner and I hope you are not leaving the gift shopping for the last minute.

I always seem to put things off till the last minute.

and I should not be surprised if he appeared before us at the last minute.

Waiting until the last minute means the couple will be stuck paying for your meal, making them very unsympathetic to your fictional illness.

You try to avoid succumbing to a superstition, but then at the last minute you decide to follow through, just for good measure.

Hopefully she won't break it at the last minute, but be prepared for that as well.

Bad weather forced Mission Control to call off today's scheduled launch of Discovery at the last minute.

But he waited and waited and announced at the last minute that he would not run for president.

Though the deal was postponed at the last minute by a row with a regional Indian leader, it now looks set to go ahead.

An earlier vote, scheduled in December, was abandoned after the two shareholders decided to increase their offer at the last minute.

Or, if you trusted an investor, you may have been let down at the last minute when the money was not delivered.

The lesson of this story is: Don't wait to until the last minute to tell someone how you really feel.

Molly : You're such a procrastinator. Even at Christmas time, you leave everything to the last minute.

Observers in Istanbul have wondered all weekend why some grandstands, built with multicoloured seats, had been covered at the last minute.

At the end of the story, in a volcanic eruption, captain nemo "at the last minute, " Duncan command to save their yachts.

At the last minute, not long before the party met to hear our campaign speeches, Taunton filed.

I got butterflies in my stomach . Now , I could have a good rest for 10 min . But anyhow, I'm not the last minute person. Believe it or not.

Also, booking hotels and flights at the last minute can be very stressful.

These tips are meant to help you at the last minute, not to give you a reason to not study beforehand.

That Mr Humala has waited until the last minute before naming his cabinet is testimony of these internal battles.

Tom was invited to the reunion party and he came up with a date at the last minute.

Was originally staying in to do teaching assistants, but at the last minute by a 500 strong enterprises is still paid to poach.

Ready. What would I say to the boys in The Place if I came all this way only to give up at the last minute?

But God get people, hate and love are often intertwined, and at the last minute of the moment in the end it is to kill or pardon?

Putting things off until the last minute is one of the tips for prioritizing tasks.

"He's all we've got, " said Quincel, rolling up his eyes. "Harrison went back on me at the last minute. Who else can we get ? "

Don't count on her, she always cops out at the last minute and makes everyone do all the work.

The company put together the components as requested at the last minute before delivery.

Employees need to realize that it's not in waiting till the last minute when all is said and done that concerns should be raised.

Leave it to the last minute and you may end up with a very expensive, yet disappointing arrangement.

I've seen venture capital firms change their mind at the last minute--even after shaking hands and celebrating a negotiated set of terms.

To avoid the last minute greeting rush is to have all your envelopes addressed before Thanksgiving.

At the last minute, the two youngest children decided to go along.

Start looking for small, practical gifts throughout the year instead of waiting until the last minute, when you're more likely to overspend.

At the last minute, he was told to stay away. The reason he was given was the weather.

Another daughter Eleanor, decided with her husband to do likewise. She died; he backed out at the last minute.

Leaving important things to the last minute reduces the risk of wasting time on things that may ultimately prove not important at all.

Iphigenia was placed before the goddess' altar but Artemis took her away at the last minute, putting a red deer in her place.

The South Koreans, in particular, were privately furious at Washington for moving the drill at the last minute to the Sea of Japan.

The prisoners'attempt to escape was foiled at the last minute when police received a tip-off.

Her daughter arranged for the ambulance ride at the last minute after Owen failed to get an absentee ballot.

Make study a part of this daily routine: teach your child to pace their study, rather than cramming at the last minute.

Dad calls at the last minute and expects me to change my plans in order to be with him.

But anyhow, I'm not the last minute person. Believe it or not. See you all tomorrow.

At the last minute, though, several friends and supporters who were planning to go insisted that I join them.

(The folks who like to wait until the last minute 'to be sure' end up paying for the privilege).

It was like him to fail us at the last minute .

One man had to defend voting absentee at the last minute, without having applied in advance, as the law required.

He added that the last-minute negotiations had necessitated the "personal involvement of the [Russian] prime minister" .

Not bad for a venue which almost didn't happen at all. The previous promoters pulled out at the last minute.

In Australia, private-equity firms pulled out at the last minute from the country's biggest takeover, complaining of the high cost of debt.

He arrived early to help tend to the last-minute details and prepare gift bags for the guests.

But its politicians now show themselves similarly addicted to kicking the can down the road at the last minute.

The investors backed out of contract at the last minute. So we couldn't go ahead with the building.

There was a script change, because Xiao Shenyang was added at the last minute.

But at the last minute, Hill was granted a stay of execution by the U. S. Supreme Court.

the northeastern corner there busy up to the last minute.

Three times Mr Saleh has at the last minute balked at signing a peace deal allowing for his peaceful exit in exchange for immunity.

Powell's old rival Lewis withdrew from the long jump competition at the last minute.

The driver promised to drive me to the railway station, yet he begged off at the last minute.

We should really try to do better about waiting until the last minute to fill orders that are usually made on a monthly basis.

Kobe is a killer, he is always in the last minute of the match winning opponent.

I'm not the last minute person. Believe it or not. See you all tomorrow.

At the last minute the man swings the vehicle away, puts his foot down and detonates the propane canisters packed into the car.

No one can be pure and simple until the last minute. However, don't forget your nature.

Thank to this stick. It helped us to set up fire and manage the fire. But we had to burn it at the last minute.

The values are hardcoded and the load average from the last minute is always used.

The practical and procedural politics of the UN is trickier, but unless the last-minute negotiations deliver something dramatic.

I don't think they are going to pull out of the deal at the last minute.

and she had to jet to Paris at the last minute, so it's all on me.

Teams that leave tool selection to the last minute find that they do not have enough time to train everyone in their effective use.

Every one thinks that you will pretend to be cruel until the last minute.

But then rationalization set in. A new message arrived, announcing that they'd all been spared at the last minute.

Ratings agencies did not hide their disappointment with the plan, which was watered down at the last minute.

I will flake on you. Tell you at the last minute that my cousin is in town and I have to show her around, yeah, that's a good one.

It was the last minute that a patriotic general donated enough money to finance the trip for the two runners and their coach .

IOC (until 8th high noon) was still attempting until the last minute to let them register, but does not have the result.

According to the paramedics and the journalists that surrounded her, Omayra was strong until the last minute of her life.

They're the ones in the back of the gymnasium, frantically writing to the last minute and choking under the pressure of an egg timer.

The transfer was verbally agreed between all parties but stalled at the last minute, apparently because Falcao demanded higher wages.

In July, it pulled its rating on a high-profile commercial-mortgage securities deal at the last minute, angering underwriters and investors.

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"What one doesn't do is wait until the last minute so that everyone is rushed, " he said.

Do your homework when you get it. Do not wait until the last minute.

It's a bad habit to put off things until the last minute.

EXAMPLE: We had to check all the details carefully because we didn't want everything to go kablooey at the last minute.

Ash rushes to enter himself at the last minute, and meets Casey, an old opponent.

Devaluation was seen as a national humiliation, so was resisted until the last minute.

At the last minute, he remembered he had a priest in the truck and swerved back onto the road.

The ramifications are clear: You'll need to be very organized but also flexible when your priorities change at the last minute.

He lost confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute.

Mr . Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf.

Likewise about a Caribbean escape: you'll get more pleasure if you book a flight in advance than if you book it at the last minute.

Community staff are not involved in the process until the last minute and people feel uninformed about their discharge arrangements.

A "fight to life the last minute left by the person" of "political wills" , its energy is not taken lightly.

After wards, we were supposed to go to Xian Foreign Language University to do another meet and greet but it got canceled at the last minute.

Cliff Hanger: These people thrive on excitement, delay everything to the last minute and usually need a deadline to complete anything.

If I wait for the last minute, I know I'll panic! P: Yeah, preparation is key.

You're always rushing at the last minute; even though you've promised yourself countless times that you wouldn't let this happen again.

You make plans to go outside with friends. But at the last minute, it starts raining. What's your reaction ?

Was this yet another case of people irresponsibly leaving things until the last minute?

Unconvinced , some Olympic teams are staying away from Beijing until the last minute.

Every morning, girls in my room got up early to prepare classes, whereas xiang wen and i would never rise untill the last minute.

Though it was a long walk, the youngsters held up until the last minute.

Later, however, ran the program revision, the last minute to put me and two of the Peas song has been canceled.

For most, due to their circumstances, this will result in a plan to dash to safety at the last minute.

This counter reports the number of jobs launched within the last minute.

Like Henry's speech, the arrival of the formidable Elvish archers of the last minute, inspires the defenders of Helm's Deep.

Some employees gathered today to make sure all the last-minute express packages got delivered in time for the holiday.

Larry: Barcelona should have won it with that great shot on goal in the last minute.

But Bryan Whitman, Pentagon spokesman, said China had denied the visit at the last minute with no explanation.

So the house is spotless and you've dug out that horrendous photo of her. Time to practice the last minute tactics.

Peter always waits until the last minute to do his work. I could never leave it down to the wire like that .

Kate had planned to travel to Paris alone to acquire an import-export company, but at the last minute she asked Brad to accompany her.

Fortunately, I caught the train at the last minute.

But with many travel companies cutting prices at the last minute, early booking can penalize consumers who pay in advance.

Waiting until the last minute to start a difficult task can also be used as a defense for poor performance.

I'm not the last minute person. Believe it or not.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's first trip to China has been postponed at the last minute at the request of the host country.

Everything is left to the last minute because everyone can be reached immediately, no matter where they are.

I added the olives on a high-calorie whim at the last minute, and they crop up, bleak and oily surprises, among the noodles.

However, at the last minute, Mr Karmazin rustled up another deal, which grants his heavily indebted firm a reprieve.

Mr. Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute.

Most of the time, we spend alone at my apartment or his condo, and when we do go out, it's always at the last minute.

Political parties, a majority of whom backed the "yes" vote, only saw a draft of the constitution at the last minute.

So, at the last minute, did America, dashing hopes that a black president would warm to a discussion, however flawed, on racism.

We thought we could count on him hacking us with cash but he ratted on the deal at the last minute.

until the last minute of his life and i will keep my promise to you. . .

Encouragingly, some firms say the tests have been tightened at the last minute.

Shall we look the sky together? at the last minute?

Myth: Candidates can be nominated until the last minute.

And Perot, believing 30 percent of my support was soft and could shift to him at the last minute, finally joined in, big-time.

They were tired from all the last-minute shopping and the excitement of Christmas.

He missed a penalty in the last minute, but he had real bottle in taking it at all.

Mr Erdogan prevailed only after prosecutors decided, at the last minute, to revoke arrest warrants for 102 officers linked to Sledgehammer.

It is time to rush out to the Nanjing Road to sweep the stores for the last-minute discount.

The operator can monitor and control processes, of course, we in any link, allowing the last minute to make modifications.

It''s OK to make plans with friends at the last minute. It''s more polite, however, to make them ahead of time.

She was going to sell the house but had a change of heart at the last minute.

Cancelling a meeting at the last minute could jeopardize your business relationship.

This way, you will be prepared for a variety of opportunities and won't be scrambling at the last minute to tailor your resume.

We are upset that our holiday plan had to be changed at the last minute.

I am here to talk about the last minute changes that we have made in terms of preparation for the imminent Big One.

I guess it is time to rush out to Nanjing Road to sweep the stores for the last-minute discount.

Before going, however, I decided it was best to let her know just how I stood, so that there wouldn't be any squawking at the last minute.

However, these people often end up getting disappointed, and sometimes walk away at the last minute.

I'm having a really, really hard time not putting everything off until the last minute before their due.

Liu's coach, Sun Haiping (see cover, R), shed tears at the press conference afterwards, saying Liu has been holding on to the last minute.

On the "mysterious" meeting with Mr Obama, the article contends that Mr Wen found out about it only at the last minute.

Triage in the wildland- urban interface is too important to be left to the last minute .

B: You big jerk! Something always comes up at the last minute. I'm sick of it!

Google Books offers full text for over 10, 000 books, so look here the next time you are researching something at the last minute.

The basketball game was a heartbreaker . We lost in the last minute of play .

They went aboard the ship at the last minute.

If so well stick with the low-temperature process rather than switching at the last minute.

The players don't like to lose, playing against 11 we tried to draw, to win and in the last minute we had a chance to draw.

The noodles are not fried separately, but are thrown in at the last minute and tossed with the stir fry.

Up until the last minute before Israel declared its cease-fire, Hamas was firing rockets.

Kenny Dalglish has today revealed that he will leave it until the last minute to decide whether Luis Suarez will face West Brom on Saturday.

what with all the last-minute Quidditch practice Wood was making them do.

The plan was going well, but we had to scrub it at the last minute because we ran out of ideas.

She always prefers starting early rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

Nor should Leon Panetta, the new defence secretary, count on Mr Obama backing down at the last minute.

The last-minute Washington deal certainly avoided a ruinous descent into financial chaos.

Apple had redesigned the iPhone's screen at the last minute, forcing an assembly line overhaul.

They are holding back on this until the last minute hoping that the prediction is wrong so that any sinking will be slight.

By contrast, when compliance is performed manually, the effort is typically left to the last minute and performed half-heartedly.

Though you might like to believe you can find the perfect gift at the last minute, great gift ideas come to those who plan.

He saved his strength for an effort in the last minute of the race.

Disclosure: This author was invited at the last minute. . . but declined the offer.

This will keep you from waiting until the last minute to pack and getting overwhelmed.

If you give yourself plenty of time and don't wait until the last minute, you can get it all done, and done easily.

I always prefer starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

Then, at the last minute, a friendly middle-aged doctor waves me in.

When Manceester scored a goal in the last minute it was a relief for all their fans.

Arousal types, or thrill-seekers, who wait to the last minute for the euphoric rush.

Bloodshed was avoided at the last minute by American troops stationed nearby.

Officials at the Treasury Department fought thedowngrade until virtually the last minute.

o arousal types, or thrill-seekers, who wait to the last minute for the euphoric rush.

But at the last minute, Gen Than Shwe vetoed the agreement, and Gen Khin Nyunt was later purged and put under house arrest himself.

There were plenty of reasons for the last-minute adjustment.

It will be a fantastic match because both teams will try to attack, we will attack from the first to the last minute.

Please accept my apologies for canceling our appointment at the last minute.

After a thrilling game, Texas intercepted an Arkansas pass, ran the last minute and twenty-two seconds off the clock, and won 15-14.

Being the last minute as well, it didn't give us any time to get back into the game.

They thought they could count on him backing them with cash but he ratted on the deal at the last minute.

starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

In fact, my bankers were so unenthusiastic about my prospects that they refused my loan application at the last minute!

I was fortunate to catch the train at the last minute.

It was very important for us that even when we were losing 1-0 we did not panic and we got lucky in the last minute.

In the last season of " sardines " Stadium, Higuain on the play goal at the last minute.

We had a great plan, but George copped out at the last minute.

Why you always wait until the last minute to do your homework?

Later, Bush does not think this is what the real benefits to the United States, so at the last minute cancellation.

They say the last minute rush for applications could reduce the quality of proposals.

if they wait until the last minute or don ' t show up at all , it will make a bad impression.

He was too old, but at the last minute of his life, he eventually flew up.

These people cautioned that Apple could change plans at the last minute.

Instead of doing your shopping at the last minute, I suggest you finish all on your list on December 9.

Very few in the conference were notified of the last-minute change of venue.

He had known for the scheme for a long time, but only opted in at the last minute.

A good story is one that keeps others guessing thill the last minute.