| 词汇 | example_english_last-ditch |
| 释义 | Examples of last-ditchThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Moderation is only a last-ditch response to electoral panic. It is only in the 1990s that we see communities and linguists in a last-ditch effort to save these disappearing languages-whatever "save" means to the various proponents. This is our last-ditch attempt to put labels and pictures on cigarette packs which reflect the true cost of smoking. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think that they trust us to defend their rights, and do not consider it necessary to be present at this last-ditch battle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The contention that many of these last-ditch tenders were approved against officers' advice has not been challenged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is primarily because this has been a last-ditch policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been called the last-ditch stand and the last post. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This sounds like the last-ditch stand of the "may" brigade; the power as opposed to duty brigade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lawyers are making a last-ditch attempt on behalf of their entrenched professions to retain the old system by opposing radical and structural change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could, for example, have become very popular in the last-ditch fight to prevent the return to work and the end of the strike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should see that campaign for what it really is—a last-ditch defence of an almost extinct species. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No last-ditch stand was going on, with bidding up with cash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that the compromise we reached on the authorisation chapter represented a last-ditch effort at reaching an agreement. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I rise to support the amendments in respect of my constituency, in a last-ditch effort to retrieve the position in my area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fairly blatant last-ditch attempt to win votes in marginal seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a last-ditch meeting the night before the letter was made public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not think that part-time work is a desperate last-ditch choice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This last-ditch attempt to cling on to every piece of power is doomed to failure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree that this is a last-ditch fallback position, and matters should not get to that state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are concerned simply to hold the line as it stands and to make a last-ditch defence of pay beds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not like to lose even this last-ditch opportunity of supporting something which would be of benefit to the electors in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe in last-ditch stands when there is not much hope of winning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A significant number will also have had their appeals rejected and will be mounting last-ditch challenges to the system or awaiting documentation from other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are putting up a desperate last-ditch fight in order to retain, or to pretend to retain, what they know they have lost already. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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