Sentence examples for last-resort tactic from inspiring English sources

"It's a last-resort tactic that animals use when they absolutely can't find another mate," Dr. Hueter said.

More than 20 political prisoners in Burma recently started a last-resort tactic of nonviolent resistance: a hunger strike.

Frequent use of a last-resort tactic is a symptom of dysfunction in the entire disciplinary system as well as a symptom of the challenge to that system by the child's oppositional behavior.

Only if a mountain pushed him to the verge of collapse, offered points of no return, demanded desperate lunges and tenuous holds, forced him into painful contortion and demanded last-resort tactics did he feel fulfilled.

This would be particularly true of last-resort tactics, such as spanking or psychotherapy.

— Lastly, Occupy: a "last resort" tactic to achieve results.

Among them, it describes the use of CS smoke as a recognised "last resort" tactic to disperse groups during serious disorder.

However, 'opt-out' should be reserved as a last resort tactic, as this may introduce bias, and limit the generalisability of the findings.

Spray and Pray: To fire randomly in the hopes of hitting something, usually used by newbies or as a last resort tactic when your being ganged up on and have nowhere to hide.

We discover that, as the sessions go on, last resort tactics are replaced by more sophisticated exploration tactics, which suggests that users not only become more skilled, but also more independent and autonomous.

He throws off his "once more unto the breach" speech when he is already on the hoof, offering it not so much as inspiration as a last-resort military tactic.