Sentences with phrase «last ditch effort by»

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In a last ditch effort, Wagstaff, who goes by Dr. Bob, brought the Orabrush to a marketing class at Brigham Young University's graduate school, which offers companies the chance to let students perform a case study for them for about $ 1,500.

I've been approached by far too many people who jumped in unprepared and sought out coaching as a last - ditch effort to succeed.

In response, Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. notes that this frivolous lawsuit is a last - ditch effort to substantiate the baseless Russian collusion allegations by a nearly - bankrupt Democratic Party still trying to counter the will of the people in the 2016 presidential election.

The campaign called the suit a «frivolous,» «partisan» and meritless action that represents a «last - ditch effort» by a «nearly - bankrupt Democratic Party» still trying to counter the will of the American public.

Turkey has signed multiple agreements that flesh out its energy alliance with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, despite last - ditch efforts by Baghdad and Washington to forestall the deal.In a Nov. 27 meeting in Ankara between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, the two sides signed documents to govern export pipelines, the sale of gas, and the handling of revenue, according to two people involved in the negot... This content is for registered users.

It also followed some recent wild tweets by Musk about building a cyborg dragon, how his eyebrows can grab things and an April 1 post in which he wrote, «Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last - ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs, we are sad to report that Tesla has gone completely and totally bankrupt.

I wonder if French intuitively knows this, so in a last ditch effort to rescue the church by bringing back those who have left it, he can only resort to another mistake in speaking to Millennials... appealing to religious expectations by sermonizing on what they should do:

The only inference we could take away from those stats is that Per Mertesacker, who has been woefully out of form this season following Germany's successful World Cup campaign, has not helped his central defensive partner's cause by being too slow and getting caught out of position too easily, forcing Koscielny into making that last - ditch effort to save his side from conceding.

He avoided a last - ditch effort by Gazyumov to push him to the mat's edge and even the score.

Mandzukic had a similar chance but saw his toe - poked effort saved by Subasic before Andrea Raggi's last - ditch block denied Dybala.

Brushing aside a last - ditch effort by backers of Meigs Field to reopen the lakefront airport, the Chicago Park District Board on Wednesday approved a contract to demolish Meigs» runway.

As federal courts move to decide whether to intervene on the Congressional redistricting process, the last ditch legal efforts on behalf of Albany's legislative leaders to dismiss the lawsuit was rejected by a three judge panel this evening.

FORT WADSWORTH — A last ditch effort to halt the controversial Mount Manresa project by burying it in red tape has been launched by Staten Island's Borough President.

The organization's communications coordinator, David Stonehill, said he made a last - ditch effort to find out if she was coming by reaching out to last night to her campaign manager Jeff Stein by e-mail.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

Trump railed against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last - ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally around him.

Senate Democrats made a last - ditch effort to get legislation to make it easier for survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice as adults into the budget by trying to attach it as a hostile amendment to one of the bills.

The congresswoman noted De Blasio has already launched an $ 8 million effort to sign up as many qualified New Yorkers for insurance through the ACA's exchanges as quickly as possible — a last ditch effort to discourage the GOP from overturning the law by maximizing the disruption it would cause in the industry.

MPs approved the treaty by 346 votes to 206, but it has now gone to the Lords, where Tory and UKIP peers will fight a last ditch effort to prevent its ratification.

«We think it's a last - ditch effort by neurons to get rid of bad proteins,» Dickey says.

The right to demand high - speed broadband will be legally recognised by the UK Government after it promised to give homes and businesses faster internet Desperate to find the man of her dreams, sweet and plain Ava tries a last ditch effort, speed dating.

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Featuring an enviable (and reputably diverse) cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Mark Strong, Cliff Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, Rose Bryne and Mr. U.S.A. himself, Chris Evans, Sunshine tells the tale of humanity's last ditch effort to restart our dying sun by launching a nuclear bomb into its core.

This is how most online programs began more than a decade ago, providing last - ditch efforts to keep children enrolled by putting reading assignments online and asking students to take a couple of multiple - choice tests.

After decades of academic decline, and on the heels of a failed attempt to transform the school by bringing in better curricula, the turnaround could well be viewed as a last - ditch effort at reinvention.

Today's action is a last - ditch effort by the Corbett Administration to weaken the standing of our educators with Philadelphia's parents and community members.

Wage garnishment is essentially a last - ditch effort for creditors to collect on a debt by hitting the consumer where it hurts — in the paycheck.

There are a number of datapoints where people report bypassing 5/24 just by chance; definitely don't count on this happening but if you need a last ditch effort you do have one.

«Selected by the fickle finger of fate, Abe, floor - waxer first class for RuptureFarms, was catapulted into a life of adventure when he overheard plans by his boss, Molluck the Glukkon, to turn Abe and his fellow Mudokons into Tasty Treats as part of a last - ditch effort to rescue Molluck's failing meat - packing empire.»

Automata tells the tale of humanity's last ditch effort of retaliation after Earth is invaded by alien lifeforms.

The paintings Joan Mitchell (1925 - 1992) made over the last decade of her life represent a last - ditch effort to grab art by the horns and to hang on for the wild ride, wherever it might take you.

Where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two - hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

«What is going on right now is a desperate last - ditch Battle of the Bulge type effort by the forces of darkness, which is relying heavily on the lockstep / groupthink scientific community.»

Increasingly they're being joined by climate scientists, faith communities, and students in last - ditch efforts to lock in fossil fuels.

But where the words and appeals of those indigenous tribes destined to be displaced by the dam had failed, nearly two - hundred native Amazonians have now gathered in a last ditch effort to protect their homeland using their bodies.

It smacks of a desperate, last - ditch effort by the US to save a framework that essentially allows its companies to ignore EU privacy laws with impunity.

In what feels like last - ditch effort to appeal to Android handset buyers that are usually targeted by Google itself with the Nexus line, the «unlocked edition» HTC One A9 offers updates within 15 days of Google's Nexus line receiving them, less bloatware and pre-installed apps (no carrier software), and freedom to use the device on the carrier you choose...