Sentence examples similar to last ditch close from inspiring English sources

A high rate of fire was especially crucial to last-ditch, close-quarters defense, and, with handguns as well as shoulder arms, this meant automatic loading.

But as the summer winds down and the Democratic primary on Sept. 10 draws near, Mr. de Blasio has sharply reduced his scheduled public appearances, just as his rivals, most notably Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, make a last-ditch effort to close the growing margin in the polls that he enjoys.

In addition to focusing on the casing, investigators are also focusing on the blowout preventer, a fail-safe device that was supposed to slice through a drill pipe in a last-ditch effort to close off the well when the disaster struck.

The effort inaugurates a last-ditch bid to close the infamous facility, opened in 2002 at the inception of President George W. Bush's "Global War on Terror".

Field goals are commonly seen as last-ditch tactics at the end of close games.

In Illinois's School District 90, which spans several rural and suburban communities in the southern part of the state, parent volunteers have been running the libraries in the district's seven schools since September, in what the schools superintendent, Todd Koehl, described as "a last-ditch effort" to avoid closing their doors.

There was some last-ditch defending in the closing moments as Norway poured forward but Stuart Pearce's young Lions kept them out.

Phil's view: Looked short of confidence in the first half but produced a brilliant last-ditch tackle in the closing seconds to deny Benfica a second equaliser.

The community gathered at the Woodlawn Clinic on April 12 , 2012in a last-ditch attempt to prevent its closing: undercover officers Uygun and Chikko joined a coalition of mental health workers, consumers and advocates who attempted to occupy the facility.

Bailly continues to impress with his reading of the game and covers behind his fellow defenders excellently, while Valencia's last-ditch tackle on Firmino in the closing stages underlined his improvement in his relatively new position of right-back.

With Election Day on Tuesday, candidates across the nation are turning to political ads to make their closing arguments — often a last-ditch plea to win over voters by either reintroducing themselves, tearing down their opponent one last time, or something in between.