Dealers said some last-minute moves by portfolio managers to dress up their year-end accounts with cash created a strong demand for bills.

"These sorts of requests to change the name we have already approved are purely last-minute political moves."

This last-minute move brought him out of Spider-Man's path.

The company blamed a last-minute move by its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers for the shortfall.

The rest of the party was to stick together, watching out for any last-minute move by the Long Valley clans.

"Real last-minute moves like the one Junior made usually cause trouble," Martin said.

They excluded Syracuse and Boston College in a surprising last-minute move.

Then came the unsettling, last-minute move to place an increasingly dismayed Jimmy Key on the 15-day disabled list with a stiff left shoulder.

In a last-minute move, the Legislature approved a bill yesterday that would delay for one year a plan to require jet skiers to pass a safety test.

Several ownership groups are making last-minute moves to strengthen their bids.