Despite a late surge, the team finished fifth, five points out of the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history.

I expect they will come in a late surge.

A late surge by the home team brought fans, and the band, to their feet repeatedly in the fourth quarter.

But the late surge by the Devils gave them hope.

I don't know if he's going to make a late surge.

While the budget deal set off the late surge yesterday, the news of the whole week was a dream for many investors.

The measure seemed in early trouble, but a late surge reversed the trend.

Nevertheless, analysts said the latest surge seemed more the result of emotion than news.

The latest surge into stock funds began at about the time of the Presidential election.

A late surge left the Nasdaq index ahead by 69.35 points, to 4,041.46, or 84.3 percent higher than at the beginning of 1999.