Sentence examples for last minute Friday from inspiring English sources

Mr. Carney had kept up the suspense until the last minute Friday.

JERUSALEM — The Palestinians dropped their bid to suspend Israel from international soccer competition at the last minute Friday, and agreed to instead form a committee of the sport's governing body, FIFA, to handle their complaints of racism and discrimination.

In coordination with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and France, she worked through the last three issues, all tricky -- the amount of military firepower a U.N. force can use to maintain peace, the status of the disputed Shebaa Farms region, and the sequence of Israel's withdrawal -- right up to the last minute Friday.

(Perhaps the two men were simply using a well-worn classic to distract viewers from the fact that Drake, who had been scheduled to perform, dropped off the show at the last minute Friday morning).

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The launching of an Earth-observation satellite was scrubbed at the last minute Wednesday after technical problems on the Taurus XL rocket carrying the satellite.

Sabres trade with Anaheim Ducks: The Buffalo Sabres sent forward Jamie McGinn to the Ducks at the last minute Monday in exchange for, uh, not a lot?

Baffert started today having to scratch Danthebluegrassman, a colt that he controversially entered at virtually the last minute Wednesday at the post-position draw.

Salman Rushdie's virtual participation at the Jaipur Literature Festival was canceled at the last minute Tuesday, after Muslim groups attending the festival threatened violence if his image was shown.

In a personal dig that he wrote at the last minute Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Romney told the president to "take your campaign of division and anger and hate back to Chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting America".

With the bank's legal authorization expiring in a matter of weeks, the groups appealed to Republicans up to the last minute Wednesday, saying they had a rare opportunity to kill off a government institution.