Sentence examples for last-minute fixes from inspiring English sources

When the deficit reached a truly alarming $3.2 billion, the lawmakers grudgingly agreed to last-minute fixes while carefully protecting their political buddies and donors.

The barge, which is a vital part of the spill response plan approved by the federal government, remains in the port of Bellingham, Wash., as workers make last-minute fixes.

Last-minute fixes to the No Child Left Behind Act are not the dramatic changes our nation's underserved inner-city youth so desperately need ("Education Secretary Offers Changes to 'No Child' Law," news article, April 23).

And that's not even counting all the extracurricular drama that attended the show in its rehearsals and previews -- tabloid tales of battling egos and last-minute fixes overseen by no less a personality than Rosie O'Donnell, its ardent co-producer.

But one reason these midsize cars did better than the luxury models "certainly had something to do with the fact that automakers had more time to put in some last-minute fixes," Adrian Lund, president of the highway safety institute, said in a telephone interview.

The VLE needs a program contingency, to be reserved for last-minute fixes or enhancements, (and maybe I need one, too).

But there is hope in some quarters of Wall Street that with each new crisis, and each last-minute fix, the risks to the markets grow less severe as investors become convinced that politicians eventually find solutions to their disagreements.

It's unclear whether the gossamer fabric falling across the frame was found in a windy installation or in the garb of a collector; if the screw driven into a two-by-four is a last-minute fix or some kind of performance.

In a last-minute fix, a compromise was reached on the tax component.

County officials, though, have been working on a last-minute fix make the lights legal.

"The last thing this administration needs is a last-minute fix that preempts or deters a vote but creates false hope," he added.