Sentence examples for a last-minute request from inspiring English sources

The FBI reopened its background check into Kavanaugh last week following a last-minute request by Sen. Jeff Flake, who called for a delay of Kavanaugh's confirmation vote so that the FBI could properly investigate the allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.

Ford testified about her memory of the assault last week and, because of a last-minute request by Flake, Republicans postponed Senate votes to give the Federal Bureau of Investigation more time to investigate Ford's claim.

Greece's government was making a last-minute request for a new bailout, and Europe was offering at least minor concessions.

A last-minute request, such as this one, puts unnecessary pressure on the hosts; they shouldn't be asked to take responsibility for someone else's lack of planning.

And it is also O.K. to decline a last-minute request to add to the guest list, even with an offer to pay.

"This was a last-minute request by Major League Baseball, but we didn't want it to have any adverse impact on those eight games".

Cosmologist Stephen Hawking has made a last minute request to present a paper revising one of his most famous theories at a scientific conference in Ireland next week.

So the organisers of the 17th international conference on general relativity and gravitation in Dublin next week were intrigued to get a last minute request from the Cambridge physicist to give his latest thinking on the problem, and immediately gave him an hour's slot on Wednesday.

Unless it's a true emergency, or you are being paid "rush" time, you probably don't need to squeeze a last minute request in today.

An electrician, a handyman, a type setter, people who you like who won't be offended if you call up for a last minute request, people that you don't have to explain yourself to.

But the African Union continental body issued a surprise last-minute request for Congo's government to delay releasing final results, citing "serious doubts" about the vote.