Always in these movies the defendant looks cooked, until a last minute witness shows up at the nick, spurred on by ingenious detective work. |
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Many missions require you to use a specific plane so always keep some extra requisitions handy for some last minute upgrades. |
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An attempt at unity in 1972 failed at the last minute because of opposition from Anglo-Catholics in the Church of England. |
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The leap second insertion increases the length of the last minute of the UTC day to 61 seconds. |
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Unless you're a total raving idiot, you probably weren't fooled by our last minute April Fool's prank. |
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At the last minute, Armstrong considered donning his helmet to fend off any bottles or rocks. |
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A few years ago, my team lost a local derby, and had a goal disallowed in the last minute. |
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At the last minute, we decided to seat the language coach backstage as a prompter. |
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I still wonder how that could have happened, and only by the grace of someone dropping out last minute did I get a look-in. |
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Some low-cost flights are actually benefiting travelers who decide to maybe snap a bargain at the last minute. |
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There are the thrill-seekers, who find they get a rush of euphoria by waiting to do things at the last minute. |
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Some last minute shoppers might luck out as retailers boost perks to lure shoppers. |
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At the last minute, he saw the danger and went around talking loudly about the need for republicans to wear sackcloth and ashes. |
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We should have the full list of events and entertainments in next week's column and we will let you know if there are any last minute changes. |
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Post Office returned to winning ways against Haxby Town but it took a last minute penalty to settle it. |
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In the last minute of injury time Ireland closed a one-goal deficit with Germany to salvage a draw. |
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For a moment, I seriously considered trying the lamb's brain concoction, but I was talked out of it by my colleagues at the last minute. |
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Others have an almost magical ability to pull programs out of the air at the last minute. |
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They were having lots of security system updates that were slowing the system down, and then everyone avalanched them at the last minute. |
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Perhaps it is actually a canny psychological technique for dispelling any last minute doubts. |
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A few years ago he was asked to be on a TV show, but backed out at the last minute because he felt weird. |
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She will go wherever his schedulers tell her to go, usually at the last minute. |
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Later, we prepped food, re-arranged the living room, and did all sorts of last minute stuff. |
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Imagine if we never again had people darting across three lanes of traffic to avoid a traffic backup or to get off on an exit at the last minute. |
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He made sure it would be a draw last Sunday when he baffled everyone by not giving a blatant free to Cork in the last minute. |
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Sandy was planning on coming over with me to show off but at the last minute she bailed saying she had a headache. |
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Tim and his girl were going to come, but he bailed at the last minute, and I couldn't get a hold of Ulf. |
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It was the morning of the debutante ball and I was giving Ryan last minute dance lessons. |
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This helps you to fix any last minute smudging from mascara or eyeliner under the eyes. |
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His vision obscured, only at the last minute did he spot that the fence had been dolled off because it was damaged. |
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At the last minute they must have changed their minds and gone with a seventh batsman and four seamers. |
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In December he received a summons to appear in court, only to have the case dropped at the last minute. |
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A year ago the inpatients ward was threatened with closure but was saved at the last minute when the doctors surgeries agreed to provide cover. |
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We threw it together at the last minute, so it's a few boxes decorated with leftover baby shower stuff. |
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They will be undergoing medicals and last minute preparations before flying out. |
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So she wrote in longhand, and then picked over the copy in galley proofs, correcting and changing to the last minute. |
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I don't think we should stick a mike in the huddle during the last minute of a tied basketball game. |
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We must all take time off now to verify the details on the roster instead of waiting for the last minute. |
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But at the last minute, I went with my own thoughts and voted no, in spite of joining such strange bedfellows by so doing. |
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Each time you host a party at home, it's a total mess in the kitchen due to last minute preparations. |
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At the last minute, Keith decided not to get the train and instead got a later metro. |
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At the last minute she grabbed a toque and mitts since she saw frost on the ground outside. |
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A tote is probably the most popular luggage piece and it is perfect for those last minute must haves while you are away! |
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It's been touch-and-go several times with money, and we always manage to pull through at the last minute. |
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I've been down in the basement, doing a few last minute touch-ups, because I need to hand my paintings over to the gallery manager tomorrow. |
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Departments think that they had better do something about an issue, and bring forward legislation at the last minute. |
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Farnell was invited to be a discussant, but had to cancel plans to attend in person at the last minute. |
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Increasing the number of long-haul destinations would be a good idea because short-haul holidays are often bought at the last minute. |
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The space shuttle is counting down for blast-off, with managers confident that last minute hitches would not delay today's launch. |
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One of the supply clerks had done a last minute bit of customization to her helmet. |
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Theo reached inside his jacket, putting the blueprints in his inner vest pocket and pulling out his gloves he had put in at the last minute. |
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Meanwhile, two goals in the last minute brought down the curtain on an amazing 1-1 draw between Montrose and Brechin City at Links Park. |
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Now they are trying to undo some of the damage at the very last minute, with rushed legislation. |
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There's nothing like a stroll immediately before an interview for a spot of last minute boning up on your subject. |
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Tomorrow we are sleeping in and then packing up, doing last minute shopping, and then having our last meal with the Slovaks. |
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I also curse my lack of preparedness, preferring in my slipshod diva manner to leave all decorating and shopping to the last minute. |
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Commiserations to Norway as a last minute crew change was required after the bowman broke his wrist during a warm up run yesterday. |
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It snuck up on us all at the last minute, which was the perfect way to discover it. |
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I was about to cop a pair on eBay last night, but somebody sniped me at the last minute. |
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Mr Cannon had been due to open the event, but cried off at the last minute after being offered two gigs in Spain. |
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So, the usual hassle of a wrong booking or a last minute non-availability of rooms can be avoided. |
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Prices on last minute airfare can be highly volatile so try to book in advance. |
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Fringed in places by swaying palm trees, this usually quiet beach is an ideal spot to take in those last minute rays and a cooling dip. |
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Maddie, at the last minute, decided to stay behind and finish some work on deadline. |
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If the producer wants to change the user interface at the last minute, it's the programmer who stays up all night making the change. |
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Imprint obtained a hard copy of an e-mail that appears to confirm that a slate was indeed constructed at the last minute. |
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With the world glued to their TVs, watching on pins and needles, NASA today scrubbed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery at the last minute. |
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I feel like something flung together at the last minute, something made out of jumble sale cast-offs and things won at fairgrounds. |
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She started to bend to gather her cloak, but straightened at the last minute. |
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Once they were airborne, James turned on his radio to receive any last minute instructions or orders. |
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The drums die away for the last minute of the track and fade into what sounds like a guitar strumming along to a keyboard melody. |
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I'm not sure I should mention it now for fear of hexing it last minute, but we finally move into our office on Tuesday. |
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It came in the last minute when Cain threw a dummy, changed direction and forced his way through a two-man tackle to score under the posts. |
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Eales said the result was sweet revenge for Australia's last minute 39-35 defeat against New Zealand in Sydney last month. |
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He successfully kicked a penalty from in front of the posts in the last minute to deliver the home side the win. |
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Ms Leach also found a staggering number of mothers did not follow up the references of their childcarers or organised care at the last minute. |
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Now here I was, seized by a sudden fit of panic at the last minute, fearing that my head might never be the same again. |
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It was just parachuted in at the last minute, and for no good reason that I can see. |
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It was cancelled at the last minute last year to avoid a clash with another cycling event. |
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Then, during the last minute of the rub, the subject's skin was gently lifted with a C-shaped motion of the hand. |
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My friend Lawrence's pictures of Ivan were almost included in The Guardian article, but were pulled at the last minute. |
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The clerks, now ignoring me, continued their cheery boasts of difficult finds and commiserations on last minute telephone requests. |
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The last minute change might cause additional uncertainty, that might have an influence on the number of people attending. |
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Add cilantro to cooked dishes, such as rice pilafs or beans, at the last minute, to preserve its color and flavor. |
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A PENALTY conceded in the last minute denied Kendal a point on a blustery afternoon in Yorkshire. |
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At the very last minute, just before I'm injected with anesthesia, I back out of the surgery and leave the clinic. |
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Brown began with a plan and had a committed investor on board who inopportunely backed out at the last minute. |
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Working at the last minute involves a bit of introspection coupled with strict scheduling. |
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Too often, logistics convoys are thrown together at the last minute without even a combat order or a precombat inspection. |
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This barbeque marinade can be prepared at the last minute, creating tender and flavourful turkey. |
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That last minute of swooping sound floors you, pins you with its brilliance. |
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Having to pull back at the last minute was costly in both money and reputation. |
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You can make the first part of the posset a day or so in advance, saving the whipping part for the last minute. |
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He is watching the clock strike the last minute of his tenure at the company. |
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I finished up some last minute packing and then carried my bags down to the door. |
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Keighley Town grasped victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a brilliant last minute individual try from Man of the Match Neil Kennedy. |
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At the last minute, Hain was told that his interrogators were in fact planning to question him about something else. |
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So I would leave it to the very last minute, almost too late, and I would get to California jet-lagged and would open the next day. |
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But at the very last minute, just as the quizmaster was coming round, my phone vibrated. |
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Holidaymakers Hazel and David Matchett have described their terrifying last minute dash to safety as they fled Hurricane Ivan. |
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Perhaps she thought by leaving it to the last minute I would have to accept it and, well, I did. |
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The weeks leading up the Christmas break went slowly, filled to the brim with last minute assignments and tests. |
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Jamie Ewart did lash home a deserved second for Whitehill in the very last minute but the visitors held on. |
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Ossett with a numerical advantage went on to net the winner in the last minute. |
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It was kind of a last minute thing to use some of my holiday up while working my notice. |
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The Discovery space shuttle is counting down for blast-off, with NASA managers confident that last minute hitches would not delay today's launch. |
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The council's annual budget had to be redrafted at the last minute to include the debt. |
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General Cunningham had promised that he would not leave Jerusalem until the last minute and he was as good as his word. |
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More bad news this week as public school teachers across Bermuda began working to rule in protest at another last minute Ministry decision. |
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Travellers often buy water at the last minute at the Central station, and some need to refill their containers. |
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I spent yesterday evening cramming the whole Physics syllabus in a desperate, last minute dash to try and pass my Physics A-level. |
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We were now encountering the last minute and Dingle had all hands on deck to rescue their rapidly sinking ship. |
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So, yeah, the Manics gig was cancelled at the last minute because JDB has the flu. |
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There's also a pretty good chance that we could have a last minute substitution for the cranberry relish. |
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This tendency can result in the writing being left until the last minute and consequently rushed. |
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Eight more couples were forced to move their ceremonies at the last minute to avoid them being null and void. |
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But they might be happy with the point as they were two down and equalised only in the last minute. |
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This year schools did not find out about an increase in teacher pension costs until the last minute. |
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Luckily, my situation has since changed, thanks to various ships coming in at the last minute. |
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Speaking yesterday on a visit to Harwich, he vowed to fight for every vote right up until the last minute. |
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It dipped low towards the runway, but what appeared to be a planned landing was aborted at the last minute. |
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When it comes to our finances, we love to leave things until the last minute. |
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Keep salads, cheeses, dips and other perishable food in the fridge until the last minute. |
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A cricket match had to be cancelled at the last minute after someone dug up part of the cricket square. |
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Stay calm and do your best and remember do not leave everything until the last minute. |
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She would not contemplate leaving the holiday booking to the last minute in the hope of a late discount. |
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Many people leave arrangements until the last minute and this can complicate matters. |
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They have been planning the trip for nearly a year it would be devastating for them to be turned away at the last minute. |
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I never get anything done until the last minute, so maybe I need that extra push to do anything. |
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It would be extremely unwise to wait until the last minute to effect a changeover plan. |
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When it comes to organising holidays, we can never make up our minds and try not to commit until the last minute. |
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Then he said the car turned towards the pavement but the driver appeared to change her mind at the last minute. |
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They've had 12 months to get the policy pinned down, and yet it is left to the last minute. |
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One of the charter boats had to be replaced at the last minute because of a broken bilge pump. |
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To the last minute of my holding the presidency, I will responsibly do my duty. |
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The seats had stayed empty until the very last minute because Scotland fans have come to realise that Dutch courage is needed. |
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Normally if a flight is oversold, we sometimes have a chance of getting on it, last minute, especially using a higher priority as we chose to use this day. |
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First, as in 2000, I expect a last minute swing toward the Democrats. |
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Everyone was busy wrapping the last minute presents, pre-preparing the food for the next day, and making sure everything was done that needed doing. |
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There were endless delays, right up until the premiere at Cannes earlier this year, where the film arrived a couple of days late due to some last minute edits. |
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For the last minute, Clarence had been lying on his back, shimmying and kicking his legs, almost as if he was listening to James Brown and dancing, but upside down. |
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Philippine officials initially came up with the idea in 2006 but backed out at the last minute. |
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Merchants are hoping for a crush of last minute shoppers today, and bargain hunters after Christmas to make up for disappointing sales up until now. |
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The surrounding farm fields were full of Canada geese and mallards getting some last minute food before flying off to Black Dog lake for the night to roost. |
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The quilters have spent many hours making colourful patchwork quilts for the hospital ward, only to learn at the last minute that they cannot be used. |
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Airport officials said the company that owns the jet could be penalized for the last minute change in the passenger manifest in violation of regulations. |
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So no excuses for last minute gifts that are bland, boring and dull. |
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Now you have to understand, my dad not only waited till the last minute to make me a costume, but was also acutely colour-blind, with the worst creative sense I've ever seen. |
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Unfortunately it was dropped only at the last minute with the result that the witness statements contain inadmissible evidence of details of the contractual negotiations. |
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For every person who, warned by a presentiment of catastrophe, turned back at the last minute from boarding a plane that was shortly to crash, thousands did not. |
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Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation. |
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As it happens, summer mounted a last minute insurrection and the day was unreasonably hot, with everyone dressed for the wrong season and mopping their brows. |
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The opera's plot is the typically confusing farrago of unrequited love, disguises, nobility pitted against treachery, and everything set right at the very last minute. |
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At the last minute add the sprig of rosemary and infuse for two minutes. |
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I've been responsible for their online activity, and the whole thing has been a bit of a mare in terms of tweaks and last minute changes and late night shenanigans. |
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The island was directly in the path of the hurricane which devastated neighbouring Grenada, but was spared at the last minute when it suddenly veered off course. |
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She lies in the road and leaps out of the way of cars at the last minute. |
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It pivoted on two penalties in the last minute of the first half. |
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In the city's lavish beaux-arts facades and lobbies, farewell smooches and the rustle of tipsy last minute fumblings, still linger faintly in the air today. |
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So, it was a case of fitting in last minute tweaks on that between editing a mammoth group test and sitting through a planning meeting in the afternoon. |
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At Fenwick's in Coppergate, store chiefs stocked up on huge supplies of hats in preparation for the week, with race-goers buying headgear right up to the last minute. |
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In September 1998 the planned IPO was scuttled at the last minute. |
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Sheer devilment made me raise someone's bid at the last minute. |
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Built as an oil rig and then, at the last minute, changed into a floatel, the platform is a floating hotel for people working out to sea on oil and gas fields. |
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Only O'Sullivan was reprieved at the last minute because of his youth. |
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Franchise creator Bryan Singer jumped ship to helm Superman Returns and then British director Matthew Vaughn committed to the project only to bail out at the last minute. |
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So in the final countdown, how are they doing, and how are their support crews of officials and friends helping out with last minute preparations? |
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Michaela had decided at the last minute not to go to Four Winds with the rest of the family, choosing instead to stay behind and do the spring cleaning. |
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His brother Robin, 33, crewed the boat at the last minute and left a pregnant wife to grieve and to bring up a child who will never know his father. |
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Andy joined in at the last minute and clapped her hands together once. |
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It is a very British take on the mishaps, family drama, and last minute jitters of a bride on the day of her wedding. |
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Lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina convinced some Angelinos, who in past wildfires have stayed to the last minute to try to save their homes, to flee. |
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It's also normal for them not to tell you until the last minute. |
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He was a Navy stoker ready to board the fatal expedition, when a last minute order by his Captain to forgo the operation and remain ashore saved his life. |
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He demonstrated that he had the makings of a future Marine after his mother sent him on a last minute errand to a nearby deli. |
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That date is etched onto a flask he gave me to store last minute, to be given back in the states once we were home. |
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Work on the last minute feature continues apace, with it being dropped onto the page and lined up nicely today, and almost ready for proofing by six. |
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In less compelling boobal news, Pauline Hanson has announced her intention to make a last minute dash for election to the Senate as an independent. |
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If you're having a picnic, don't take perishable food such as cheese and meat out of the fridge until the last minute, and use a cool pack to keep it cold in the picnic box. |
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For Leibler, there is more at stake in the last minute flip-flop than a single U.N. resolution. |
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Tired of putting in offers for houses but being beaten at the last minute? |
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In the last minute it was up to a white maggot to get a call right. |
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For those who have put off their shopping till the very last minute, designer-wear ready-mades are ideal to help celebrate the joyous festival in fashion. |
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In creamed cakes an airy batter of fat, sugar, and egg is mixed with flour at the last minute, allowing minimal time for protein and starch in the flour to cross-link. |
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If the Ops Center is a preview of the show to come, Rio will be ready, albeit perhaps at the last minute. |
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I got shifted at the last minute into the window seat in the exit row. |
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It was carved by my great-grandfather and came to me unrequested, a bargained token in the frantic last minute horse-trading as my parents' divorce was settled. |
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If you've got some last minute prognostications or thoughts on the subject, now is the time to spit them out so you can appear to be astute and prescient later on. |
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Could 2006 be the year when I stop skidding under the wire at the last minute and begin a systematic plan of action, ticking off life's events with time to spare, instead? |
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Embarrassingly, he had to yank the bill from the House floor at the last minute. |
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Local and foreign fashionistas will fill the front rows at the very last minute and dash out when the music is still on. |
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I start my running class today, so I want to make sure I eat something good and not terribly heavy, and I don't want to be wolfing it down at the last minute. |
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Other chapters, conversely, are likely to be concluded or closed only at the last minute since they touch upon core vested interests of current and aspirant member states. |
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I have a bad habit of staying in bed till the last minute and then scurrying about in the morning, rushing to get to whatever my first appointment of the day is. |
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He had been brought onto the Cambridge boat at the last minute, after an unlucky collision with a harbour master launch on Friday forced the Cambridge bowman to withdraw. |
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Under pressure, and in an attempt to cuddle up to this group in an election year, this was added at the last minute with none of the usual debate or consultation. |
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Asda spokesman Nick Agarwal said it was a standing joke that men left Christmas shopping to the last minute, which meant their partners were often disappointed. |
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Dietrich, in her 80s, had agreed to make the movie, but, at the last minute, refused to appear on camera. |
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David Dewhurst, Texas's lieutenant governor, is making a last minute appeal to voters using a disco song. |
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His breakfast programme will be live from the city centre as last minute preparations are made for the relay and the station will have a team of commentators along the route. |
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Even the basics are not up to scratch as the court, laid at the last minute, slopes alarmingly and is uneven in some places and positively lumpy in others. |
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It doesn't matter if it's all penalties or a drop kick from the halfway line in the last minute of the match which gives you victory, a win is a win. |
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Former Miss Ireland Andrea Roche was billed as the star attraction but she was forced to cancel her Kerry visit at the last minute due to bereavement. |
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As a dry run for her trip to Europe, the Thailand visit was added to her program at the last minute. |
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Unfortunately, I was wearing one of their dresses today, but at the last minute the zipper broke! |
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She would not even have run, had it not been for an experienced talent spotter who persuaded the event's organisers to let her compete at the last minute. |
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Armed with a regiment of recipes, which had been perfected over months, Burke had a last minute brainstorm and completely changed his menu the day of the competition. |
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After much frantic buzzing about the lot, he's located and changes his plans at the last minute. |
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If there is leftover gammon ham, lamb shank, or roast meat around, he suggests you shred it finely and add at the last minute, for the best of all possible borschts. |
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A HEARTLESS hotel boss reduced brides to tears by doubling wedding bills at the last minute then called them CHAVS for moaning. |
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The center fielder was all set to catch the ball, but at the last minute his eyes were blound by the sun and he dropped it! |
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Two darzees attended upon the Maharaj Kumar to make last minute adjustments and fittings. |
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John said he could drive me to the airport, but then he flaked out on me, and I had to call a cab at the last minute. |
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They lost heartbreakingly, with an own goal in the last minute of the match. |
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I like to do everything at the last minute. It does tend to make me late for things, though. |
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The original backers, EMI Films, had been scared off at the last minute by the subject matter, particularly Bernard Delfont. |
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Jonny Wilkinson scored the winning drop goal for England in the last minute of extra time against Australia in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final. |
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They were also due to open Stirling's New Year party in 2006, but this was cancelled at the last minute due to extreme weather. |
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They were slated to play in the country for the Coke Zero Fest of 2009, but pulled out at the last minute to record Fever. |
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However, the raid might have led to disaster had the additional forces under Beatty not been sent by Admiral John Jellicoe at the last minute. |
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Helen Wainwright pulled out at the last minute because of an injury, but Trudy decided to go to France on her own. |
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He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish. |
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At the last minute, he was added to the shortlist and won the selection over Huckfield. |
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All that last minute revision really paid off in the exam! I got top marks! |
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His featured guests, the band Daft Punk, bailed on him at the last minute. |
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Travel plans are in abundance, but watch out for air signs, Geminis, Librans and Aquarians, letting you down at the last minute. |
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Because of a last minute cancelation we got the cottage at a special rate. |
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Harper had a done deal, until Penguin pulled out at the last minute. |
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So instead of cancelling our commitment to do the show, we made a last minute decision to lip-sync. |
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The rock star had planned to marry the singer and belly dancer in Paris but opted for his local Methodist church at the last minute. |
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For theatergoers who need last minute Book of Mormon tickets for a Chicago performance, Ticketability. |
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Housekeepers are ordering more than two dozen cufflinks, bowties, studs and cummerbunds to meet last minute requests for help with formal wear. |
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Celebrations in Edinburgh, which had been due to boast the biggest and brassiest Hogmanay bash, were called off at the last minute. |
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Ward 516 was short-staffed for most of my stay due to the fact that agency nurses let them down at the last minute. |
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South Tyneside Health Care NHS Trust came out best, canceling just one operation at the last minute. |
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Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked at the last minute. |
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Their 16-year-old son Stian was supposed to be taking part, but changed his mind at the last minute. |
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She has stepped in at the last minute to replace cowriter Mandy Muden due to illness. |
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She told us that the airline is allowed to overbook by 10 per cent and we were at the counter last minute. |
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A BRAZILIAN physio had to run for his life after making a last minute double save during his side's crucial play-off game last Sunday. |
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Quality optics like the Nightforce are constructed more durably, and the higher-quality glass buys you every last minute of legal shooting time. |
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And sub Steven Fletcher wrapped up the points in the last minute to keep Hibs in third place ahead of Rangers. |
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When making the sables aux fraises, assemble the dish at the last minute otherwise the biscuit will become soggy. |
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The Bees can take consolation from the two bonus points that were secured by Charlie Sadler's last minute try and Dan Hawkes conversion with the last kick of the match. |
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Organise your next trip to Shanghai, reserve a table at the latest trendy restaurant in a European capital, mastermind a last minute weekend on Guana Island. |
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Matthew Fisher then fired home from a Williams cross, while Joey Leahy sprang the Porth offside trap in the last minute and chipped the keeper with the deftest of lobs. |
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Newly-promoted Palace had been confident of bringing in the England international in the summer, only for manager Ian Holloway to be gazumped at the last minute. |
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The film, which addresses the issue of transsexuals in Iran, was announced at the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject. |
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After blow-drying, use a texturising spray to get this separated, un-done look, and run your fingers, not a brush, through the hair at the last minute. |
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Any canape event is all about fine detail at the last minute. |
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Make their favourite stir-fry, such as chicken with carrots, mange tout, baby corn and water chestnuts, and wilt in some spinach at the last minute. |
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Gimbels is scintillating with last minute stocking stuffer ideas! |
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On the morning of 18 December, the emperor appeared to deposit the imperial insignia at the Temple of Concord but at the last minute retraced his steps to the Imperial palace. |
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It was planned to merge the county back into Hampshire as a district in the 1974 local government reform, but a last minute change led to it retaining its county council. |
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However, the last minute redesign of ballot papers that was blamed for the high number of rejections in two electoral regions was done to make electronic voting easier. |
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Their most recent world cup campaign saw them come within 30 seconds of a famous win over Australia, however a last minute penalty sealed the win for the Wallabies. |
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A proposed video link session between Rushdie and the Jaipur Literature Festival was also cancelled at the last minute after the government pressured the festival to stop it. |
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A team of 11 sailed from New York on the RMS Aquitania on May 24, 1921 together with James Harnett, Harry Hampton deciding at the last minute that he could not travel. |
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England won the final with a drop goal in the last minute of extra time. |
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The front page was made up but had to be changed at the last minute. |
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At the last minute, the Awami League announced an election boycott. |
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Unhappily for her, he unexpectedly withdrew his recantations at the last minute as he was to be burned at the stake, thus ruining her government's propaganda victory. |
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My grandfather was originally scheduled to travel on the ill-fated last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, but thankfully had to change his plans at the last minute. |
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The England rugby union team won the 2003 Rugby World Cup, with Jonny Wilkinson scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time against Australia. |
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