Word: last-gasp
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...deadline nears, supporters mount last-gasp drives...
...passer-by steered him to the Union Rescue Mission. A year later London is still there, receiving meals, a bed in an eight-man dormitory room and an $8 weekly allowance. He plans to stay. He has given up hope of finding a job. He made one last-gasp effort in June, touring every car dealership in Los Angeles. "The business has changed," he says, "and I do not see how it is ever going to pick...
...latest development dampened hopes for getting the proposal passed in the near future and forced the constitutional convention, which met for the first time Tuesday night, to produce a last-gasp compromise asking the Corporation to include the surcharge on the students' bills before the Faculty votes on the proposal. If the Faculty does not approve the document, according to the plan, the Corporation would refund the money...
...high altitude in Mexico City took its toll on many athlets, and the boat had to shuffle its members before a last-gasp qualifying race. Steve Brooks moved from the three-spot to stroke, and Jake Fiechter '67 took three. Brooks, now a private economic consultant in Worcester, had stroked the undefeated freshman boat just a year before...
...Cornell still mustered a last-gasp comeback, driving down to the Penn goalline as time ran out. Big Red quarterback Chris Metz sprinted out with three seconds left but was stymied just short of the end zone. Cornell did manage to churn out more than 300 yards on the ground against Penn's youthful defense in Philadelphia...