This was the final straw in a chain of contacts that offered me no accommodation whatsoever.
Because I've got to tell you, Helen, your death feels like the final straw.
But they have been smarting since Skategate, and those two incidents were the final straw.
Such triggers, though, are often just the final straw for someone already struggling to cope.
Mr. STEVENSON: The final straw for me is that the spots make unconvincing claims.
Lord Penrose concludes that the Lords' ruling was only the final straw after years of mismanagement.
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Mudslides and forest fires that followed the earthquake appeared to be the final straw.
It was the final straw for many of the residents and most of them have now fled.
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Concerted lobbying to sway policy over energy taxes later that year may have been the final straw.
Police cars used it as a turnaround, but the final straw came when a tour bus pulled up.
The final straw came when her friend was supposed to pitch a communications strategy to a potential international client.
In this analysis, a concerted effort to sway policy over energy taxes in June 2003 was the final straw.
The final straw came when McCluskie left taps running and a sink overflowed in March last year, the jury heard.
It was the final straw for the Dutchman who was subsequently told he could not play in former team-mate Roy Keane's testimonial.
"The impact was clearly the final straw that provided the tipping point".
Auctioneers Bob Parry said the foot-and-mouth crisis had been "the final straw".
Press reports in Britain suggested that the final straw came when the club drew against lowly Rosenborg in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The final straw that broke my back, though, was putting Larry back together after Golden Boy had raced around to find all his pieces.
The criticism proved to be the final straw for the PCB, who also reprimanded leg-spinner Danish Kaneria for criticising the board in his online column.
When the family home she had been fighting to return to was condemned and torn down earlier this year, it was the final straw for Caserta.
Thursday's 2-1 Coppa Italia defeat to Italian champions Inter Milan proved the final straw and the club released a statement to confirm his departure and Zaccheroni's arrival.
The final straw was his refusal to condemn the withdrawal of a loan for the city's Forgemasters steel company which had been promised under the Labour government.
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After users continued to decline and SWTOR went almost entirely free to play, to most, including EA apparently, that was the final straw that indicated the title was indeed a failure.
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"That would have been the final straw, " he says.
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And the final straw of an inconsistent season came on Monday when Warrington imploded in the final 10 minutes to allow bottom club Castleford to record their first away win of the season.
Proving my prediction right, Steve admitted on Wednesday that the final straw in making his decision was when his eldest daughter Rosie told him that she didn't want him to go away any more.
Having been dumped out of the FA Cup by Blue Square Bet Premier side Darlington last month, the defeat by Exeter in Tuesday night's southern area semi-final was the final straw for the Rovers board.
No word on whether the lawsuit was the final straw for debt holders who were concerned that Icahn could not be trusted with MGM, which owns the rights to the James Bond franchise and the upcoming film version of The Hobbit.
Which brings us to the final player, Jack Straw, the home secretary, who has responsibility for electoral law.
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