Still, some in Chicago were caught off guard by the last gasp from Old Man Winter.
There were busts, above all the Great Depression, but these represented the last gasp of the old order.
Are they right to think the latest Balkan war is, in effect, the last gasp of pan-Slav nationalism?
Two men holding their respective team's fortunes in their grasp, united in the last gasp of the last game of the season.
It represented both a preview of what was to come and the last gasp of traditional mainstream movie-making in one glorious concoction.
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Any time weather is damp and warm from spring thaw to the last gasp of summer mold spores can be circulating in the trillions.
"It comes out at sort of this strange time in the company's product evolution, the last gasp of the DOS line and Windows 98, " Davis said.
What brought Europe to war was not the great alliance blocks, nor the Europe-wide arms race (one aspect of the story that is curiously neglected here), but the last gasp of the old Eastern Question, which had plagued European diplomacy for a century.
Messi netted at the start of injury time after an initial block by Forster but Barca could not repeat the last-gasp heroics of Celtic's visit to the Nou Camp last month, when Vilanova's team snatched a 2-1 victory.
Wales international Evans, 19, played a key role in the last-gasp goal that levelled the tie on aggregate.
His performances in the championship so far have come under increased scrutiny, with even coach Warren Gatland publically criticising his performance after the last-gasp win over Scotland in the second game.
The last-gasp finish for last season's 30-goal top scorer Holt - his third strike in five days - was one of the few moments of quality in a game that looked to be heading for a stalemate.
Pools winger Matt Robson has been on the fringes of the first team this season but came on to maximum impact on Saturday, thumping home a spectacular strike from 25 yards to equalise before James Brown headed the last-gasp winner.
Dupuy, who had been the match-winner the last time the two sides met when his last-gasp try set up a Tigers victory in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals, converted to give the hosts a 7-0 lead after 16 minutes.
Nasser Hussain's new autobiography discloses that Fulton was chosen to replace Mark Butcher at Headingley in the Ashes series of 2001, but the selectors had a last-gasp change of heart and retained the left-hander.
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The deal was on the verge of collapse before a last-gasp meeting between the Qataris and Glencore on September 6th, a day before the new deadline.
London Irish centre Catt, who will win his 73rd cap, came off the bench in England's last-gasp win against Australia in the 2003 final.
Villarreal denied Pep Guardiola's men the title last weekend as they scored a last-gasp leveller at the Nou Camp, and there was another thrilling climax at El Madrigal, although this time Barca were the beneficiaries of the late goal.
The Orange had one last gasp, using an 8-0 run to 65-59 on a pair of baskets by Tyson-Thomas.
And Bristol held on for the vital win when Myler's last-gasp drop-goal drifted wide of the posts.
The Fijian wing cut inside to feed McLaughlin and although Noon put in a brave last-gasp tackle, the substitute was just able to touch down.
Wales lost the first Test in Sydney to a last-gasp try, before being overrun in Brisbane in the second Test following the half-time break.
After Warwick's third penalty, the Ospreys forced a last-gasp chance but Shane Williams' drop goal flew wide.
After a cruel defeat in Cardiff, where some late errors of judgement resulted in Shane Williams crossing the line for a last-gasp try, Robinson was relieved that a late score had gone in his favour.
The Bulgarian's last-gasp strike, coupled with Arsenal's 2-2 draw at West Brom, allowed United to restore a cushion at the top of the table that had been damaged by defeats at Chelsea and Liverpool.
Senator John McCain, the Republicans' 2008 candidate, and Sarah Palin, his running-mate, voiced similar misgivings: better to have helped the rebels clinch their victory when they appeared to be on a roll than come to their defence when they were at their last gasp on the edge of defeat.
With Saints scrum-half Mark Robinson in the sin bin, it took a last-gasp tackle from Oriol Ripol to deny Paul Bailey a winning try for the hosts.
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Shearer looked keen to add to his tally after the break and, after being denied once by some last-gasp defending, he slotted home from the penalty spot after Jenas had been fouled in the box.
The other group match ended in a draw, as Standard Liege substitute Moussa Traore scored a last-gasp equalizer to earn the Belgian side a 1-1 draw with Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar.
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