51.  He called the tactic a desperate effort to influence the court proceedings.

52.  In a desperate effort to save the swans, rescue teams have smashed holes through some sections of the ice.

53.  In a desperate effort, government troops demand weapons and vehicles from U.N. peacekeepers.

54.  In the last ten minutes, Paniliakos made desperate efforts to equalize, but the Panathinaikos defense controlled all attacks.

55.  It was a desperate effort to keep water from ruining the mikes and, in turn, costing lives.

56.  Millions of workers who have gone months without paychecks are expected to strike on Thursday in a desperate effort to alert the government to their plight.

57.  Most of the suspense and comedy comes from his desperate efforts to hide his real identity while his dimwitted squire friends keep forgetting to treat him like a knight.

58.  Neither team managed to score any goals during the Wednesday game, despite desperate efforts by Panionios to force a draw.

59.  Rescuers buoyed by the sound of tapping Monday heaved pieces of rubble aside in a desperate effort to get to survivors of the U.S. Embassy bombing.

60.  Strikers said Monday they fear police are pressuring their families to use force in a last desperate effort to stave off death.