Sentence examples similar to last ditch change from inspiring English sources

His last-ditch change of heart followed two failed attempts to have the case against him thrown out last month, when he argued that he could not have a fair trial.

A1 Prospects Dim for G.E. Deal General Electric's acquisition of Honeywell International appeared all but dead after G.E.'s chairman, John F. Welch Jr., rejected a last-ditch change by Honeywell intended to satisfy European regulators.

Labor's higher education spokesman, Kim Carr, said the "paltry and pathetic last-ditch" changes were "laughable".

He says: "We're showing local commissioners, clinicians and providers what can be done in terms of community-based support … legislation should be a last ditch method of creating change.

In what some industry observers characterized as a last ditch move, SGI officially changed its name this April from Silicon Graphics Inc. to SGI.

Many climate change activists hailed the plan as a bold step by Obama and his last ditch effort to bring serious environmental change before his second term is up.

Many of the commenters in the post discussing the change said it was the last ditch effort of a troubled company.

Funds were scrounged, executive changes were made, and their last ditch effort began.

Notably, Romney was not able to mobilize independent support sufficient to alter the outcome, though towards the end of the campaign, in a last ditch effort, he ardently promoted the need to transcend partisanship and bring change to America.

The dry last ditch Reprints Related items The IMF: No strings attachedOct 23rd 2008 Pakistan's economy: Sweets and stonesSep 11th 2008America is distracted by its own financial crisis and an impending change of administration.

And then my last ditch effort: dad.