Sentence examples similar to make last ditch from inspiring English sources

Japanese officials said the two sides have made "last ditch" attempts to find a compromise.

Both campaigns are making last ditch attempts to appeal for support from the 4 million people who will decide on the future of Scotland.

On more than one occasion Huddlestone was required to drop back from midfield and make last-ditch interventions.

Beginning in 2009, these compounded errors have left Obama to make last-ditch arguments that keeping a man detained indefinitely without charge inside the United States is cheaper than keeping him detained indefinitely without charge at Guantánamo.

Some organizations, meanwhile, are making last-ditch efforts to drive home their relevancy.

Smith and Corbyn are making last-ditch efforts to outline their alternative programmes as leader.

Some are discussing suing the city, making last-ditch appeals to city and borough leaders or just refusing to budge.

Mr. Xie noted that China had made pollution cuts such a priority that some local governments had made last-ditch efforts to meet pollution-reduction targets.

He is also a good reader of the game though, like Terry, he tends to find himself making last-ditch tackles too often for comfort.

In another room, a clutch of television cameras filmed Herzog, Livni, and part of their Knesset slate making last-ditch calls to Israeli voters.

Father and son were escorted through eight locked doors to their room, where Antonio waited while Mr. Bravo made last-ditch phone calls.