In state after state, candidates made their last-ditch appeals yesterday - and fired their last missiles.

Just when he is about to be dismissed, Peter steps in and delivers a last-ditch emotional appeal on his behalf.

Ultimately - despite a surprise last-ditch personal appeal from Mr. Forrester - the county leaders stuck with their decision to have an "open" primary.

He ruled on 59 last-ditch appeals from condemned convicts, commuting the sentences of 23 but allowing 36 to go to the gas chamber.

The tunnel and last-ditch appeals by his lawyers failed.

Two last-ditch appeals, one to a private donor and one to the university itself, yielded enough money for this year's program.

During Vietnam, it was a last-ditch appeal by people who generally had supported the war for years.

Some of the hardliners made their last-ditch appeals to sway the meeting.

There was no shortage of positive headlines this morning making last-ditch appeals to voters.

But just two weeks before his death, the couple had been celebrating after a last-ditch nationwide appeal found a donor liver to save the life of their baby.