Then Bernie Nussbaum made a forceful last-ditch plea for his position.

Several analysts of Bowie's career have seen the song as a last-ditch plea to Angela Bowie in the vain hope of saving his marriage.

The prime minister is to make a last-ditch plea to save the crumbling Northern Ireland peace agreement this week.

They spent the day crying and hugging each other a few yards from the handmade sign that was the DeBoers' last-ditch plea to the Schmidts.

Democratic aides briefed on the meeting said officials of the groups made a last-ditch plea for a filibuster.

In a last-ditch plea, Leonid's wife tells him that "thousands of men live with wives they don't love, and they're happy."

Michael Gove has just made a last-ditch plea to teachers to think again about striking on Wednesday.

The effort to organize a last-ditch plea to the Iraqi leader brought all the underlying disputes into play.

Tarquin spat on his paws but made a last-ditch plea to a passing gull.

America acted despite a last-ditch plea to avert a world trade war by Michael Heseltine last night.