Only a last-minute intervention by the floor manager saved Parkinson's life.

Even last-minute intervention by Mr. Bush could not break the impasse.

Reformists, stunned at the ayatollah's last-minute intervention, held emergency meetings.

However, due to Bauer's last-minute intervention, the attack only kills eleven people.

Only a last-minute intervention by the floor manager saved Parkinson from serious injury or worse.

The second good omen was the surprising last-minute intervention by the Bush administration on the side of the reformers.

His most immediate duty is to protect his emerging country against a last-minute Soviet intervention.

Due to last-minute intervention by a person who appeared to be a senior officer, I was allowed to reboard without paying a fine.

Even last-minute intervention by President Bush could not save the bill, which would have brought the first significant changes to national energy policy in a decade.

He lost thanks to Speaker Thomas Foley's last-minute intervention, and the bill passed, 306 to 112.