Even as it did, in a last ditch effort he reached out for Aneel.

Before the election there had been a last ditch effort to create a meaningful opposition to the government.

But it was only a last ditch effort at the old bravado.

Having fought the plane at every level, this is his last ditch effort.

"Last ditch effort to make fools of us all," Mark said softly, but he was beyond arguing at this point.

The letters were a last ditch effort to remind the city and the state about how we feel.

Polling the jury is truly the last ditch effort on the part of a defense.

We're assuming that this Plan D is a last ditch effort after everything else has failed.

These are very strong and are used as a last ditch effort to prevent a child from having severe emotional problems.

Instead they choose to do it only as a last ditch effort.