In a last-ditch attempt to win the war, Skynet sends a cybernetic assassin called a Terminator back through time to murder Connor's mother Sarah before he is born, thereby preventing Connor's existence and the success of his future rebellion.

In a last-ditch attempt to stem the tide of white colonization, the Muckleshoots aligned themselves with other local peoples in the Puget Sound Indian War ( 1855 – 1856 ).

Schimmelpenninck made a last-ditch attempt to have the treaty referred to a plebiscite, but he was ignored.

As a last-ditch attempt to get new monetary reforms approved, Louis XVI convoked the Estates-General on 8 August 1788, setting the date of their opening at 1 May 1789.

Tengai orders Buster and Reana to head for space, while he makes a last-ditch effort and attempt to stall the Stone-Like, just as Gai did.

King Saud refused, however, and made a last-ditch attempt to retake executive powers, leading Prince Faisal to order the National Guard to surround King Saud's palace.

On 22 June 1966, Sukarno made the Nawaksara speech in front of MPRS session, an unsuccessful last-ditch attempt to defend himself and his guided democracy system.

The Allies made a last-ditch attempt to cut the Germans off by taking the towns of Montreval and Marboz north of Bourg, which was thwarted by the 11th Panzer Division in heavy fighting.

As a last-ditch attempt to salvage some revenue, the final run of machines were marketed as word processors.

As she makes a last-ditch attempt to complete her mission, she is shot dead by Yu.

In a last-ditch attempt to stop the merger, Orchard went to court, seeking an injunction against the merger vote.

This offensive was a last-ditch attempt by the Germans to reverse the course of the war.

It was at this time that Cao Fang's stepmother Empress Dowager Guo made a last-ditch attempt at preserving Cao Wei's imperial authority, by injecting herself into the process of selecting the next emperor.

The Eastern Wu chancellor Zhang Ti ( 張悌 ) made a last-ditch attempt to defeat Wang Hun's force, but was defeated and killed.

Shooting season notices ceased listing the Huia as a protected species in 1901, and a last-ditch attempt to reinforce government protection failed when the Solicitor General ruled that there was no law to protect feathers.

In a last-ditch attempt to win the war, Confed has designed the TCS Behemoth, a doomsday weapon able to destroy an entire planet.

The group were worn out, disillusioned, and at odds with their management — they reportedly viewed the tour as a last-ditch attempt to bail the group out of its mounting pool of debts.

As a last-ditch attempt to stop the landing, the runway lights were switched off, but the pilot still managed to land the damaged aircraft safely.

A last-ditch attempt to save Czecho-Slovakia from total ruin was made by the British and French governments, who on 27 January 1939, concluded an agreement of financial assistance with the Czech government.

In a last-ditch attempt at redemption, Jesús Bernal kidnaps Garcia at gunpoint and drives him out to Key Largo for a flashy execution.

YuLaw is transported immediately to the prison colony universe after a last-ditch attempt to switch places with Gabe.

De Flores kisses her in a last-ditch attempt to seal their love, but Beatrice reacts with disgust.

Hooper leaves for the studio, with Gwen, in a futile last-ditch attempt to change Sonny's mind, saying she wouldn't be there when he comes back.

In a last-ditch attempt to foil a fall, the defensive wrestler could also " bridge " out of his opponent's control ( that is, pry his head, his back, and both of his feet up from the mat and then turn toward his stomach ).

As a last-ditch effort to increase interest in the failing operating system, Be Inc. released a stripped-down, but free, copy of BeOS R5 known as BeOS Personal Edition ( BeOS PE ).

In late 1944, the German army launched a last-ditch offensive across Belgium, Luxembourg, and northeastern France, popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, nominally led by German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt.

It seems they were then pursued westwards across the River Tamar and through Cornwall where they were defeated again close to Land's End in what may have been a “ last-ditch ” encounter that probably ended in slaughter, thus rendering the statement made centuries earlier and known to us as The Groan of the Britons seem morbidly appropriate ; " The barbarians drive us to the sea, the sea drives us to the barbarians, between these two means of death we are either killed or drowned ".

It could also be argued that the " last-ditch " method of taking out an enemy by magic known as Final Strike is a form of Blood Magic.

The game focuses on the troops of Delta Squad as they fight a desperate, last-ditch attempt to save the remaining human inhabitants of the fictional planet Sera from a relentless and seemingly unstoppable subterranean enemy known as the Locust Horde.

Operation Effective was designed to deny the Alps area from the Germans to prevent the creation of a last-ditch stronghold, but was cancelled when intelligence indicated such a stronghold did not exist.

The " walking wounded ", including Hansan, are called back to duty for a last-ditch defense of the town.

Desperate to make good impressions, Romy and Michele make last-ditch attempts to get boyfriends, better jobs, lose weight, and hopefully avoid a second round of the torture they endured during their days at Sagebrush High, mostly at the hands of the " A-Group ", led by cheerleader Christie Masters ( Julia Campbell ).

In a last-ditch effort to hurt both her husband and her " father ", Madelyne was now all too willing to go along with the destruction of her son Nathan Christopher.

The station's owners had hoped to be assigned " K-V-S-L ", for " Voice of St. Louis " They were assigned KMOX, but in a last-ditch effort they applied for " K-M-O ", but the letters had been in use by KMO in Tacoma since 1922.

His offer becomes a necessity as Lana Lang, in a last-ditch effort to get rid of Kryptonians and keep LexCorp afloat, turns a set of Kryptonite caches into " dirty bombs ", which irradiate the entire planet.

* On January 11, 1987, Elway executed " The Drive "— a last-ditch, five-minute, 15-play, 98-yard touchdown drive in the AFC Championship against the Cleveland Browns to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, leading to an overtime win by field goal ( by Rich Karlis ) for the Broncos.

But they actually win when their last-ditch attempt turns out to be a rocket engine.

Perhaps he was making a last-ditch attempt for Nidaros, hoping to win acceptance for his claim to the throne amongst the peasants of Trøndelag.

Later, in 1918, now promoted to major-general, he returned to the front lines and participated in desperate fighting following the Germans ' massive, last-ditch effort to win the war.

On 29 June 2007 they called in receivers after a last-ditch deal that would have allowed Sir Richard Branson a way to devolve himself from the loss making Virgin Megastores without the negative PR of closing down multiple locations, but this deal failed to win support from Virgin's main supplier.

Though he makes a last-ditch effort to convince her to elope, she refuses, and Eliot starts bracing himself for the worst when Bradley drops by and begins trying to win Caroline's affections again.