It is hoped that postponing the elections till the last minute will give the opposing parties ample time to reach a concession on a new president.

The decision was only taken at the last minute

Yes, the milk will last till Friday.

But, like many last minute agreements, it would have little durable impact.

He went to the store at the last minute, just before it closed.

Last minute arrivals will encounter delays, particularly when First Avenue will be closed for motorcades.

Finally, Bob posts about the dangers of waiting for the last minute before holding the elections

But in other cases, this could be 18 deletes and two keeps, and we would keep it, because if those last two keeps say, Wait a minute, wait a minute.

CA So just tell us, very quickly in the last minute, the story what happened in Iceland?

To avoid last minute difficulties, all Governments are requested to ensure the proper accreditation of their delegations.

And I said, Oh. Wait a minute. You mean all that time, up till today, all that time I was so good, God didn't notice it?

And I was shivering. In my first attempt to hold my breath I couldn't even last a minute.

What the Kibaki government failed to mention was that it would change this draft at the last minute.

NEW HAVEN Yes, the United States dodged another bullet with a last minute deal on the debt ceiling.

NEW YORK Like an inmate on death row, the euro has received another last minute stay of execution.

However, yesterday Egypt was playing against South Africa, and it lost in the last minute of the match.

Visits could be cancelled at very short notice or at the last minute by closures and delays at checkpoints.

His confidence and his tireless efforts were crucial in overcoming last minute resistance and in dispelling any remaining doubts.

I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.

Everyone is fed up. Each side wants to show it s stronger so they ll just keep delaying to the last minute.

President Putin was supposed to visit Pakistan at the beginning of October, but postponed his trip at the last minute.

Neither a minute late nor a minute early.

It does not tell the traveler where she's going until the very last minute, and information is provided just in time.

Mr. Aisi (Papua New Guinea) I wish to thank you, Madam President, for allowing me to speak at the last minute.

A noble cause, but one that was overshadowed this year by the last minute cancellation of the screening of 'The Open Sky', a 20 minute documentary film about a friendship between a Buddhist woman and a Muslim woman amidst the communal violence that gripped the town of Meikhtila last year.

And the reason this photograph is extraordinary is because it captures a moment in the very last minute of a person's life.

But prior to the insertion of online libel and other last minute amendments, the bill was actually quietly supported by many people.

Identities within nations are fluid, even from minute to minute.

Every Minute

I hope that this approach will allow a wide consensus in the General Assembly, and that any last minute change of heart will fail.

During his visit to the region last July, Obama vowed to address the Israeli Palestinian conflict starting from the minute I m sworn into office.

Let us hope that this summer of extremes is a last minute wake up call to policy makers, the corporate world, and citizens alike.

If Barack Obama s administration plays its hand well, the result will be a last minute extension of the debt ceiling with no significant concessions.

Last year's winners came from many different places around the globe, all promoting care of our environment and resources in less than one minute.

We shared the general relief at the last minute agreement on the outcome document, since a lack of such agreement would have been disastrous.

Another witness mentioned the case of a female relative who wanted to study abroad, but at the last minute had her request turned down.

I have a few of them they're no more than a minute or a minute and a half apiece but I thought you might be interested in seeing some of our work over the last year, and how it responds in video.

Wait a minute.

But it is obvious that even a last minute scramble to salvage some form of agreement will fare no better in actually helping the planet.

Intense shooting targeted the medical field hospital as people hurried to drag the dead bodies away from fire. Doctors carried out last minute rescue attempts.

New Zealand FIFA member Charlie Dempsey, who was instructed to vote for South Africa by the Oceania Football Confederation, abstained from voting at the last minute.

It is a fact, though, that due to last minute and inevitable time constraints, the Conference ended up with only one short session devoted to development.

And here comes the natural enemy, minute pirate bug, minute because it is rather small.

Wait a minute, please!

Wait a minute, Tom!