1.   But this last little stab at optimism soon comes to naught.

2.   Better take one last stab at rounding up Anne.

3.   Camacho seems to understand that now that his decline has begun and he is preparing to take one last stab at greatness Saturday night.

4.   He still hopes to make progress in the international arena and has made one last stab at Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.

5.   Last stab at parading its best.

6.   So in early June, Welch took the corporate jet to Brussels to take a last stab at convincing Monti that the deal would not stifle competition.

7.   Yet after finally being able to do his dream role before a potential audience of millions, Branagh insists this will be his last stab at the Dane.

8.   Croatia made a last stab at negotiating peace Thursday but warned of imminent war.

9.   Some diplomats were talking Thursday of making one last stab at securing a consensus within the disarmament conference.