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last-ditch and attempt
A last-ditch attempt, known as " Operation Bodenplatte ", to win air superiority on 1 January 1945 failed.
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.
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 ).

last-ditch and get
" PEP is really a last-ditch effort to get a message out if the president cannot get to the media.
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 get him accepted, Ashley and Lance convince Shaun to drive to Palo Alto and plead his case directly to Stanford Admissions Director Don Durkett ( Harold Ramis ).
Paul is eager to begin normal life again, but he hesitantly agrees to his wife's idea of surgery and artificial insemination as a last-ditch effort to get pregnant.
Centre-backs need to focus on the task at hand and get interceptions, last-ditch tackles and headers correctly every time.
Mahoney, Schtulman, and Lassard get together in an last-ditch attempt to stop the gang.
Snively, who runs at Buddy and Josh in a last-ditch effort to get the dog back, is dragged away by the police and arrested, while Josh and the rest of the citizens rejoice for the new home of Buddy.
It then becomes clear that a last-ditch attempt must be made back on Arrakis to destroy the Emperor Worm before he awakes by using the Smugglers Guild to get back to Arrakis.
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.

last-ditch and new
This was strictly a stop-gap measure however ; over a longer term it would require deployments of new long-range radars in place of the Chain Home systems from the war, command and control sites able to survive a nuclear attack, interceptors of ever-increasing performance, and anti-aircraft missiles and guns to provide a last-ditch defence.
Those customers would more than likely walk out with Studebaker's last-ditch hope, the new Lark compact.
Tokuoka finally comes up with a last-ditch plan, to transfer the entire battle onto a completely new server.
As a last-ditch attempt to capitalise on the rising popularity of the new generation of video game consoles, Newsfield planned to split Raze into two separate publications, Sega Force and Nintendo Force.
Geffen's last-ditch compilation was met with some disdain from the artist, who resented the competition against his new live album on MCA, which eventually bought Geffen in 1990.
As part of a last-ditch effort to save their worlds, the Spectre and the Living Tribunal were able to briefly force the " brothers " to resolve the situation by temporarily creating a new universe, called the Amalgam Universe, which is occupied by merged versions of many of the heroes ( such as Dark Claw, a merging of the characters Batman and Wolverine ).
In last-ditch plan to destroy Project Livewire's biggest target a new type of Pyronano was created.

last-ditch and approved
A last-ditch effort by southerners to table the entire bill was defeated by 94 – 78, and then the entire bill was approved 85 – 80.
When it was approved by Congress and sent out to the state legislatures for consideration, it was a last-ditch effort to avert the outbreak of the Civil War.

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