Sentences with phrase «last a minute by»

In addition to those smaller bets, Dopfner has made it clear that he is also willing to make large ones: Earlier this year, he tried hard to acquire the venerable Financial Times, only to be outflanked at the last minute by Nikkei.

A report in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald said Trudeau «sabotaged» the talks at the last minute by failing to show up for the meeting.

Imagine being a fan who buys tickets to see Angle only to have him replaced last minute by JJ.

Wenger does his homework in last minute by copying from others lol just like in school.

well now is ours bought at the very last minute by the Board to appease the Fans, by the way he did not come cheap.

But there were suspicions the policy was thrown together at the last minute by Cameron as he faced one of his worst PMQs as prime minister.

▶ technical changes to the medical marijuana bill passed by Governor Cuomo last year that would broaden a program that was narrowed at the last minute by Cuomo's office in negotiations.

John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, pointed out that budgets have passed with fairly controversial measures tucked in at the last minute by lobbyists and their government allies thanks to the lack of thorough review.

WILLIAMSBURG — A 43 - year - old community center on the verge of eviction was saved at the last minute by two Brooklyn politicians who pooled public funds to buy the building back from from developers.

Talks between Gates and Cuomo were scheduled in August but canceled at the last minute by the Governor because of allegations of eavesdropping on state gaming officials by Seneca Gaming members.

The sesquicentennial of Michael Faraday's death (1867) almost made the list, but was bumped at the last minute by a book.

You can thaw it out last minute by placing the jar in a pot of hot water.

I'll admit that I date some duds from time to time and have been canceled on at the last minute by these duds, as I'm sure... (read more)

I'll admit that I date some duds from time to time and have been canceled on at the last minute by these duds, as I'm... (read more)

But Will is rescued at the last minute by Waggoman's adopted son, Vic Hansbro (Arthur Kennedy).

Joao Pedro Rodrigues had apparently been a lock in the Directors» Fortnight line - up with The Ornithologist only to be replaced at the last minute by Laura Poitras, so hopefully he'll have a crack at Venice (if he doesn't settle in Locarno, where's he premiered in the past).

American Graffiti became the darling of the critical fraternity, but it was upstaged at the last minute by the release of Truffaut's Day for Night, which won both the New York Critics and the National Society of Film Critics best film award.

Outnumbered and outgunned, the Guardians are rescued at the last minute by an ancient celestial entity called Ego the Living Planet (Kurt Russell), who claims to be Peter's long - lost father.

They are joined at the last minute by esteemed biologist and retired soldier Lena (Natalie Portman), her reasons for heading into the Shimmer ones she'd rather no one other than Dr. Ventress knows about.

(Beatriz only finds herself at such a dinner because she was invited last minute by Cathy [Connie Britton, «American Ultra»] after performing Cathy's massage and suffering from another car breakdown as she tried to leave).

Picked for the journey at the last minute by Robinson is eighteen year old Tobin (Bobby Schofield), wide eyed and surely not up to the gruff standards of his shipmates.

The group decides to follow suit in hopes of a little excitement, and they're joined at the last minute by Greek vacationer Dimitri (Dimitri Baveas).

Lucky for Princess — and everyone that's had the pleasure of meeting her and loving her since, she was rescued at the last minute by Elena Bobu, a volunteer with Rescue Pals.

Luckily, any problems in performance only last a minute by nature.

Originally due to release in late 1999 / early 2000, 40 Winks was cancelled at the last minute by publisher GT Interactive despite being complete.

[Translate] New documents reveal how the CIA attempted to call off the failing coup — only to be salvaged at the last minute by an...

This is obviously all about this IPCC document which, ostensibly, was about making the changes that resulted from the IAC Review but this bit was slipped in at the last minute by Thomas Stocker to help the case for refusing disclosure of IPCC documents.

Consider the following «Top 10» Do's and Don'ts for Resume References to minimize the risk of a being tripped up at the last minute by a rogue resume reference.

Not exact matches

The latest lawsuit was filed Friday by Melissa Ferrick, the Massachusetts - based indie folk singer who teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music and rose to prominence as Morrissey's last - minute opening act on his 1991 tour.

Michael Fotios» Eastern Goldfields has made a series of last minute payments to contractors owed money by the company to stave off a planned protest ahead of his appearance at the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie.

«We are making it easy for customers to find last - minute gifts in stores and online by ensuring we're stocked with top items,» said Walmart U.S. Chief Merchant Steve Bratspies in a statement.

No last - minute fire sale could be arranged this time — the way Bear Stearns had been swallowed whole, for pennies on the dollar, by J.P. Morgan six months earlier.

Meanwhile, the Bills - Jaguars match last year, which was exclusively broadcast online by Yahoo, averaged 2.36 million viewers per minute.

The company managed to get not two but three birds with one mobile stone by launching an app for last - minute deals.

Continenza recently snagged an extra-legroom seat for no extra charge by waiting to pick her seat until the last minute.

While Walmart has been offering in - store pick up for several years now, this is first year the retailer is pushing the service this hard, in a move aimed in part at preventing stores from being overwhelmed by panicked last - minute shoppers.

United Parcel Service Inc's chief executive officer said on Monday the company's closer collaboration with major retailers should bring a smooth holiday season, but he said UPS would charge customers more or even refuse packages if last - minute sales by a major customer threaten the company's system.

The measure fell just short of the 60 votes needed for passage, despite frantic last - minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election on Dec. 6.

The technique used by Matz and her colleagues sounds quite similar to techniques that were widely employed in the last election and which some commentators suggest propelled President Trump to victory (this article offers a fascinating deep dive into the subject if you have a few minutes to spare).

(All Points West was sunk by bad weather and transportation issues after two years; rain and a last - minute relocation took down Long Island's Field Day after one.)

The spot ran two minutes in length, though most in - game ad breaks last 90 seconds and are rigorously controlled by the league.

As residents sought to secure last - minute flights out of the dangerous Category 4 storm's path, airlines faced accusations of trying to capitalize on the panic and chaos by price gouging.

There are a host of last - minute disputes, but the Democratic Party has filed at least seven federal lawsuits in an effort to stop so - called «ballot security» campaigns by either the Republican National Committee, local Republican parties, the Trump Campaign, or Stop the Steal.

Confirmed in a tweet by the candidate late Tuesday, the trip was organized in the last several days, with aides to the candidate and the Mexican leader working until the final minutes before the announcement to iron out the details for a visit that would normally require weeks of protocol and security planning.

You can take advantage of its site - wide 30 % off sale to get some last minute shopping done by using the promo code «GIFTING30» at checkout.

Just in time for last - minute shopping, you can save 20 % on watches by using the promo code «HURRY20» at checkout.

Over the last three months, Apple grew its revenues by 33 %, saw its profits increase by 38 % to $ 10.7 billion, put away more than $ 202 billion in cash for a rainy day — and yet lost more than $ 60 billion in market value in just three minutes on Tuesday.

«So many companies wait until the last minute, when you can get so many significant discounts just by getting orders in ahead of time,» he says.

The last - minute accord brokered by President Barack Obama represented the first time that the world's major developing countries — China, Brazil, South Africa and India — committed to setting emission targets.

«The first few minutes at the office can be the most stressful because there's a level of anxiety about what you may face: a sudden onslaught of urgent emails, last minute crises or meetings, a call to stop by the boss's office, a cranky co-worker, and so on.