Sentence examples for being on a zero-hour from inspiring English sources

Unhappy about being on a zero-hour contract?

"It was almost an 11th-hour save," said Mr. Creatura.

The fact he had never previously started a major game for Wasps and was not even named in the starting line-up - he was an 11th-hour choice on the advice of Vickery and Raphael Ibanez - merely added to the storybook charm.

But as the Chinese government prepares to set a price for the initial public offering here on Thursday, Sinopec has been jolted by an 11th-hour disclosure that one of its subsidiaries has invested in Sudan.

That decision could be an 11th-hour blow to prosecutors, whose case is largely built on circumstantial evidence against Mr. Peterson.

He added: "Last year, the cabinet secretary was forced into an 11th-hour U-turn on cuts to college funding, but despite that, the college budget was still slashed by £52m, with the result that there are 70,000 fewer people at college this year than there were three years ago.

But let's give Santiago a break, he was on the 12th hour of a double shift and clearly hadn't the patience for the fumbling responses of a middle-aged man confused about the whereabouts of his fiancée.

But by keeping the issue off the cabinet's agenda for now, they could be counting on seeking an 11th-hour vote, when it would be harder for ministers to oppose the attack.

Barry was an 11th-hour source for this article.

Often times the people who are moody or grumbling are that way because they are on their 15th hour of a workday.

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