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.

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.

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 ).

Doriana, as a last-ditch effort to save Thrawn, throws a toggle switch on Thrawn's command chair, causing the droid fighters to stop attacking the Vagaari and instead perform suicide runs against the Outbound Flight and to drop a radiation weapon into the hulled Dreadnaught vessels.

A last-ditch effort by the Confederates to stop Samuel Curtis ' march to Helena.

Unleashed as a last-ditch effort by Grimlock to stop an Autobot massacre, " The Beast " was a huge mindless combiner that destroyed warriors on both sides.

Now his only chance to stop the forces of evil from succeeding is to use a small combat spacecraft on a last-ditch mission to destroy the Xandrillian Empire's home planet called Metallycha.

In the last months of the war, a small number of high-ranking German officers pressed for a suicide fighter program as a last-ditch effort to stop Allied bombing runs over the Reich.

As a last-ditch effort to halt Jordan's rampage, the Guardians freed Sinestro from the Central Power Battery and sent him to stop Jordan.

In December 2008 O ' Dea and Tánaiste, Mary Coughlan flew to Dell's Corporate HQ in Texas in a last-ditch and ultimately futile attempt to stop the closure of Dell's manufacturing plant in Raheen, Limerick.

Mahoney, Schtulman, and Lassard get together in an last-ditch attempt to stop the gang.

In a last-ditch attempt to stop the signing, the People's Liberation Party attack, hiding a second suitcase nuke in the building and taking many dignitaries hostage.

However, Pitt suspects that Bruno von Till is aware of the approach of Interpol and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics and he launches his own desperate mission with Al and members of the crew of the First Attempt in a last-ditch effort to stop von Till before he can escape and set up his nefarious drug smuggling operation somewhere else.

In a last-ditch attempt to stop Project: Snowblind, Frost launches a final assault on the facility where the EMP bombs are being prepared for distribution, aided by all surviving Coalition soldiers.

, an owarai robot who had been training in the Kansai region, is called back to the laboratory by Dr. Emon, who remodels him into a military robot in a last-ditch effort to stop his evil counterpart.

Lambert had escaped from the Tower where General George Monck had imprisoned him, and had tried to raise the supporters of the Good Old Cause in a last-ditch attempt to stop the English Restoration in 1660.

In its first appearance, Reed Richards threatens the use of the Ultimate Nullifier as a last-ditch effort to stop Galactus from destroying Earth as Human Torch recovered it from the base of Galactus with the help of Uatu the Watcher.

The Protectobots were last seen supporting Ultra Magnus in a last-ditch effort to stop Galvatron in the fourth season.

Over Osako ’ s loud objections, Kaido suggests a last-ditch plan of attack that will either stop Reigo or sink the Yamato.

In a last-ditch effort to stop the attempted resurrection, Anna charges into battle with Krassel, defeating him.