How To Use Rallying In A Sentence

Throughout the day, Grant rode through his command rallying the force in spite of the lateness of reinforcements.
Breaking Agassi by out rallying him from the baseline, he took his next service game to love.
the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood
This is one of the few amphitheatres that was used for both Roman political rallying and brutal gladiatorial sports – but tonight it is to host a dance competition.
During the Napoleonic wars Reunion, like Mauritius, served the French corsairs as a rallying place from which attacks on Indian merchantmen could be directed.

Had he done so he might not have sent his rallying call unsolicited to MPs to coincide with Carers Week. Hugh Muir's Diary
Community groups in York are being urged to respond to a rallying cry to take part in a massive city centre parade in September.
He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause.
They managed to put out campaigns rallying supporters behind them and we just have to do the same.
‘Canada does not have bears to spare,’ has become a rallying cry of environmental groups and ordinary citizens in Canada opposed to the plan.
The great standard, in the Maiden's wars, was to be used for the rallying of all her host; the pennon was a signal to those who fought around her, as guards of her body; and about the banner afterwards gathered, for prayer and praise, those men, confessed and clean of conscience, whom she had called and chosen. A Monk of Fife
Just to add to his learning curve, Jordan's first taste of rallying will be in the dark as the Robin Hood starts with four stages on Saturday evening.
And to call the ayatollah's words lame propaganda ignores the fact that it is so effective in rallying our enemies. "This defeat is actually an obvious victory for the Iranian nation."
There will be fierce competition among the top seeds over two tough days of rallying to decide the outcome of this most prestigious of motorsport events.
China has in fact created this huge rallying point with I would imagine, millions of disaffected people.
As Bluto Blutarsky in "Animal House, '' John made cinema history by smashing a guitar, imitating a" zit "in the cafeteria and inspiring his fraternity brothers with the rallying cry:" Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Our Guide to Famous Brothers
And is that anything more than an extension of the use of the flag as a battle standard and rallying point?
So I think it is historically misleading to say that Channing and his peers were rallying to "unitarianism" when I think one can more successfully make the case that they were rallying to a liberal and broad-minded Christianity. Philocrites: Does Unitarianism require unitarianism?
Novellus Systems was the biggest advancer in the S&P 500, rallying 16% after the company agreed to be acquired by fellow chip-equipment maker Lam Research in an all-stock deal that values Novellus at about $3.3 billion. Blue Chips Smile on U.S. Data
‘Everybody tighten your belt’ is not a powerful rallying cry.
He claimed to have heavyweight support and the Yorkshire Post found plenty of backing for his campaign, which provides the first rallying point for the many people who think another tier of government will be a waste of time at best.
Microsoft, on the other hand, is playing its same old strategies and strengths - rallying an entire community around it.
Also in his rallying end-of-conference speech, he warned against assuming Labour would win a third term.
The murky circumstances of his death have become a rallying cry for those at the extreme end of the movement. Times, Sunday Times
Motor rallying Three spectators were killed when a car taking part in a local rally plunged into the crowd in central Serbia yesterday. Times, Sunday Times
Let this weekend's anniversary be a rallying cry for a safer future for them all. Times, Sunday Times
This year was no exception, with both candidates making rallying speeches to the troops and snide digs at one another.
He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause.
Prohibition—the legislated imposition of teetotalism on the unwilling—was an idea that had been lurking beneath the earnest pieties of the temperance movement and was transformed in the late 1840s into a rallying cry. LAST CALL
It has been a radical rallying cry ever since Lenin laid it down as doctrine.
The current atmosphere of rallying round the president at a time of crisis probably makes him strong enough to withstand a coup attempt.
Predictably they were trolled; less predictable was the rush of voices rallying to their side. Times, Sunday Times
Frankly, if the present indecisiveness goes on much longer, it might well be too late to allow a rallying of the troops for the next election.
You should never put heather and gall together," I said to her, rallyingly. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn
There he issued a rallying cry to resurrect professional rugby league in York and, since then, has put in numerous hours of unpaid work, along with Hall and Miller, to get a club back in the Rugby Football League.
Land and liberty" was the rallying cry of revolutionary Mexico.
BIRMINGHAM MEP Mike Nattrass is determined to prove there are no flies on him by rallying against a "barmy" EU directive outlawing pepper from insect traps. Archive 2007-02-01
According to Spitzner, new participants see rallying as an ‘extreme sport,’ like wakeboarding and snowboarding.
While certainly a lament, the ejaculation was also a rallying cry of sanity among the Irish voyagers.
So one might approach KM Grant's Blue Flame with caution on reading that the flame is a mysterious rallying symbol for Occitania, the area now known as the Languedoc, in the south of France. Review of Blue Flame, by KM Grant
This rhetoric offers both a posthoc justification for the changes, and a rallying cry for implementation.
There was Newt Gingrich rallying rabid House Republican foot soldiers, exhorting them to persist in their August doldrum attacks against the Democratic leadership in a virtually empty House chamber. Gingrich Shows Up on the Hill to Shades of the Past - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
By those lights – see the reversed decisions to kill 6 Music and the Asian Network – the prospect of total loss is better at rallying public outrage than enfeeblement by a thousand cuts. It's the end of the road for BBC cuts – until next time
In a bid to build opposition to the proposals, Mrs Johnson has sent out a rallying cry to heads at other city schools.
This is a rallying cry, and the simpler the appeal the better.
Credit markets are rallying, as are equity and rates markets, but all of them were very bearishly positioned and have been squeezed in the run up to the summit," said Hans Peter Lorenzen , credit strategist at Citigroup. European Debt Default Costs Ease
Her book is a rallying cry for all those who like their politics simple and uncluttered by complexity and ambiguity. Times, Sunday Times
Independence Day should be the rallying point of all our people, whatever and wherever their origins.
In the decades since, the record's off-key vocals and hapless rhythms have made it both a musical punch line and, remarkably, a contrarian rallying point for inscrutable art. Sour Notes On Stage
The swimming squad's outspoken Australian coach, Bill Sweetenham, was forced to issue a rallying cry to his team.
Perhaps," Dilys said rallyingly, `it's nothing serious, and a weekend in bed will put her right. THE GOSPEL MAKERS
The haplessly inept former Alaska governor and VP candidate is a media hot ticket item; a multi-millionaire; and a rallying point for millions of Christian fundamentalist, rightside zanies and disgruntled GOP conservatives who detest Obama's policies. Earl Ofari Hutchinson: The Beck Bash Has Worked Wonders -- for Beck
For instance, there has been some rallying of women's groups together in response to the government cutbacks.
He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause.
he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack
Rallying requires not just skill and nerves of steel, but determination. Times, Sunday Times
Oh, I know that face: I know that look," Lady Busshe affected to remark rallyingly: "it is not the first time I have seen it. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
He barnstormed across the nation, rallying the people to the cause.
Francophiles will claim Charles de Gaulle's rallying cries to the ‘free French’ to resist were a turning point in their nation's fortunes.
Unlike rallying flags or war cries these distinguishing marks could be personal and not necessarily shared by whole armies or divisions.
As a tomboy youngster, it was one of my great regrets that I could not manage to generate a piercing rallying call to assemble my pals for a spot of light tree-climbing or scrumping.
BANGKOK - Thai protest leaders who have been rallying in Bangkok for more than a month will turn themselves over to police on May 15, one of their leaders told AFP on Saturday. Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
As staunch Padmaja-supporters are rallying behind the emerging leader in the ‘I’ faction, the old warhorses in the union have raised a banner of revolt against her appointment.
Intent on removing alcohol from every table, temperance reformers across America made water the rallying symbol and principal icon of their movement.
He starts off promisingly enough, reminding us that several of the key early leaders on the subject, especially Roger Revelle and the first chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Bert Bolin, were more cautious about what we know and what we should do than the politicians and activist groups who made saving mankind from global warming their rallying cry. In Search Of Carbon Copies
After 20 years, the words ‘Big Government’ have lost some of their potency as a political rallying cry.
Melissa Hathaway, President Obama's go-to adviser on cybersecurity, issued a rallying cry for the tech security community to begin earnestly collaborating on a "holistic approach" to slow rising cyber threats. Obama cybersecurity adviser tackles "impossible" mission
Melissa Hathaway, President Obama's go-to adviser on cybersecurity, issued a rallying cry for the tech security community to begin earnestly collaborating on a "holistic approach" to slow rising cyber threats. Past Tech Trends & Products: Technology Live Archive
Men's tennis players, frustrated by what they describe as a grueling playing calendar and unfairness in the distribution of prize money, are rallying against the sport's governing bodies. Roger and Rafa's Rough Patch
Look at him," cries Jasper, stretching out his hand admiringly and tenderly, though rallyingly too. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Capitalism first and people fifth, is the rallying cry of those purveyor of virtues and godlessness, the insurance industry. New $2 million health care ad campaign unveiled
A rallying cry has gone out to save football pitches from the council's axe.
Radcliffe had become a rallying point for the country's other top distance runners, who all agreed to turn out in an attempt to break the African stranglehold at this annual festival.
That was the rallying cry to mothers today as Breastfeeding Awareness Week got under way in south Essex.
We have been protesting, rallying and mobilising, but we've also been distracted by the more mundane activities of teaching, dissertating, and drinking.
The murky circumstances of his death have become a rallying cry for those at the extreme end of the movement. Times, Sunday Times
It is especially important for minorities because often it is their only vehicle for rallying support for the redress of their grievances. Exploring language (6th edn)
When the regime launched its first attacks in February the hospital became a rallying point for those taking refuge from the violence. Times, Sunday Times
To many, the springbok was transformed from a symbol of apartheid into a new rallying point for a reconciled nation.
Telecommunications-gear maker Alcatel-Lucent was the index's biggest advancer, rallying 5.9%. European Shares Recover
His first car was a three-wheeler he built himself and being a member of the motor club led to him getting involved in car rallying and motorbike trials.
The notion that once enactment is forced, the public will suddenly embrace health-care reform could not be further from the truth — and is likely to become a rallying cry for disaffected Republicans, independents and, yes, Democrats. Matthew Yglesias » Health Care Plan Getting More Popular
It has been a radical rallying cry ever since Lenin laid it down as doctrine.
His speech attacking the government has proved a rallying cry for party dissidents.
Otherwise, we'd all be rallying around President Kerry now rather than having these intermural spats. Clinton Camp: "Karl Rove Is Writing Senator Obama's Talking Points"
Last year she helped to organise a national marshal training campaign, designed to make rallying safer, for the drivers and spectators.
Schlosberg's passionate rallying call pervades each song with a sense of urgency and zeal so often missed from other bands.
But the rallying cry at demonstrations to date has been, ‘No business as usual,’ and I think it's a good one.
One of the Herald's finest moments was its rallying of support for the 1913 Dublin lockout, when bosses tried to break Irish workers' unions.
In the Barron's metaphor, Tancredo picking up the guidon was a noble and courageous act, rallying the troops. Sig Line of the month -- the final five
Second, we are rallying international attention on the humanitarian situation. The Sun
His message was that he represented a solid rallying point for the nation. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
It was a fine start to what promises to be an excellent season of historic rallying.
The word “ro mantic,” though lately come into vogue, patently did not function as a rallying cry since it signified too many different things (e.g., “anticlassical” to Friedrich Dictionary of the History of Ideas
It is especially important for minorities because often it is their only vehicle for rallying support for the redress of their grievances. Exploring language (6th edn)
Walsh called for the museum to become a rallying point for dissident views.
‘Keep them out’ has always been a good rallying cry.
‘Look at him,’ cries Jasper, stretching out his hand admiringly and tenderly, though rallyingly too. The Mystery of Edwin Drood
The creation of Oz (the name Oz may refer to the 16: 1 silver ounces to gold ounces rallying cry of bimetallists) recast this ancient belief into intellect (gold, sun) vs. emotions (silver, moon), the core tension of the Oz mythology.
He seemed to be everywhere, rallying hesitant soldiers and leading groups of men inland, despite German small arms, mortar and artillery fire.
Miss Heath," said Mr. McLean, rallyingly, "you received a great many of the sable shafts. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860
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The rallying of public opinion plays a critical role in assembling solid support for British troops going into action.
It meant the rallying duo would have a clear road ahead of them at the start of second day.
Although Tracey is a vastly experienced competitor in rallying, circuit racing and rallycross, his move to the ranks of the World Rally Car drivers was not anticipated.
That does not rely on empty rallying calls. Times, Sunday Times
chasseur" style of oratory -- now skirmishing on the outskirts of an opponent's position, then rallying on some strange point, pouring in a rattling fire, standing firm against a charge, and ever displaying a perfect independence of action and a disregard of partisan drill. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
Gilts received an additional boost from rallying overseas markets and strong demand for long-dated paper. Times, Sunday Times
Unlike those who are rallying behind the president, Vidal retains his withering contempt for the man.
‘Real jobs for real pay’ has become the rallying cry.
The one thing that rankles me is, seeing all these anti-abortionists rallying, how can they judge who should be allowed abortions and who should not, surely this is the choice of the girl or/and their partners, and solely their choice.
‘It was caked in mud all over the roof and it looked like it had been rallying or something,’ he said.
They re-start early on Saturday with a full day of rallying before returning to Dumfries for the finish later in the evening.
Are there, then, no banks with drafts, or notes of post in Killamet?" rallyingly. Sara, a Princess
While people in the colonies used the expression, it was not a central rallying cry, nor is it implied in the Declaration of Independence.
The visions of the Senator Obama jumping up on stages and rallying the people around the country with popularist phases played over and over in my mind. Charles Butler: Happy Election Day, Mr. President
Some believe it derives from a hunting cry; the Duke of Monmouth used 'soho' as a rallying call for his men at the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. Evening Standard - Home
The programme of events will include rallying, karting, off-road events, hill climbs, trials, autotests and visits to motorsport centres.
But he now also faces the task of rallying support from his own party, which is divided over the rescue and has long viewed him with a degree of wariness.
The company's price has been jumping around a bit recently, rallying from its low in February of 13p to a mid price of 37.75p as I write.
The population was in dire need of a rallying cry. Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State
I understand the value of rallying the troops, but enlisting Will Ferrell (whom I love!) and other celebrities at a time when so much of the country has been seriously, * seriously* lied to, to then in many ways reinforce those terrible frames ... MoveOn.org Hits a Health Care Nerve
Football-supporting MPs have issued a rallying cry for ‘all associated’ with the game to pull together and save York City.
By rallying behind a non-elected figure, they say, her supporters run the risk of giving up on the political process entirely, or aggrandizing her rather than furthering the issues for which she stands.
Dear me," she said, rallyingly, 'you and I are in similar case, sweet. The Frozen Heart
Only her reputation for "manlike" wisdom allowed her to remain a strong rallying point for the Castilians, which in turn gave her a measure of independence from her husband. Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus
The population was in dire need of a rallying cry. Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to the Nation State
An hourly chart may be sagging, while a 10 - minute chart is rallying.
Simon laughed, shaking him rallyingly in the arm that circled his shoulders. The Leper of Saint Giles
Many of the church's leaders have taken up the rallying cry to support those struggling in the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
The one thing that rankles me is, seeing all these anti-abortionists rallying, how can they judge who should be allowed abortions and who should not, surely this is the choice of the girl or/and their partners, and solely their choice.
It was a day for rallying cries. Times, Sunday Times
The 23-year-old has been rallying for six years, including stints in both Group N Mitsubishi and Fiat Punto Super 1600 cars.
Still, artists saw little action by city officials, who failed to take up the rallying cry.
The rocket crash results in much wartime symbolism, with locals rallying around an old woman who stoically accepts the demolition of her house.
EPA KASHMIR RALLY: Kashmiri Muslim women were among hundreds waving flags and rallying Monday for Kashmir independence. Today's WSJ in Photos: Aug. 19, 2008
In the meantime, citizens are rallying in the piazzas, collecting signatures and marching around buildings.
Well, now comes a passel of bank lobbyists rallying around another fine term in the world of business: Predatory lending.
The bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood.
Nearby, in a path between the mountains, the general of the Imperial army was rallying her troops.
He thrilled even now at the recollection of the Hadendowas leaping and stabbing through the breach of McNeil's zareba six miles from Suakin; he recalled the obdurate defence of the Berkshires, the steadiness of the Marines, the rallying of the broken troops. The Four Feathers
This rhetoric offers both a posthoc justification for the changes, and a rallying cry for implementation.
Once a rallying cry of mainline churches in the 1960s, racially integrated churches number only 2 to 3 percent within mainline denominations today.
That would only provide a rallying call for similarly twisted minds. Times, Sunday Times
Imran Khan told them they had to fight like cornered tigers, a rallying cry as famous as anything Test cricket has produced.
Those who were called skilful leaders of old knew how to drive a wedge between the enemy's front and rear; to prevent co-operation between his large and small divisions; to hinder the good troops from rescuing the bad, the officers from rallying their men. Archive 2007-10-01
‘We only started rallying in 2001 and since then we've only ever done five events a year at most,’ admits Myers, who is a sail-maker by profession.
Then, like the pamphleteers of old, dozens of community radio stations plastered on-air broadsheets all across the country, translating regulatory gobbledygook into straightforward rallying cries.
Denise is no stranger to rallying either and she started co-driving in 1996 for Peter Dobbyn.
Fresnillo was the index's top advancer, rallying 4.9% after the miner reported record silver and gold production, while Lloyds Banking Group leapt 3.2% after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the bank to buy from neutral. Moody's Warning, Italy Bond Auction Weigh Down Markets
They take a boosterish, let's go get 'em approach to rallying their new staffs, which falls flat, he says, because technical people aren't motivated that way. 10 Communication Mistakes CIOs Still Make
At a time when museums and heritage organisations feel somewhat outdated and directionless, global warming provides a quick-fix rallying point.
The likely chairman of the proposed new York rugby league club, Roger Dixon, has issued a rallying cry for fans to keep doing their bit for the cause.
Like Nelson Mandela later, he became a symbol and a rallying point.
Independent voters, however, have been fickle in the Granite State, and it is not clear how they will respond to that kind of rallying cry. Tea Party Reshapes New Hampshire Calculus
His dad enjoys rallying, rallycross and the occasional autocross event while his older brother is also enjoying a successful year competing in the National Stages Championship.
Nowadays, the sport does not attract such attention but has lost none of its allure for petrolheads of all ages because rallycross is a unique spectacle that combines the best of the rallying and circuit-racing worlds.
We will be out in force to make sure people know what's going on and rallying even more support.
What better opportunity for rallying the country behind the President could there have been?
Going back to Meg or rallying behind Natasha will both lead to political destruction if the underlying root cause of the division is left undiscussed and untreated.
But the rallying cry is answered from many sides, the leaders of the pack draw nearer, and fear grips every heart.
She would, of course, provide a rallying point for any resistance movement, so she must be eliminated.
More than 50 people responded to the rallying cry of a leading first aid charity to help support its increasing number of services.
The defence of liberty was a potent rallying call against foreign enemies, but it also made freeborn Britons sensitive to the actions of their own government.
To call for liberty, equality or fraternity is a rallying call to arms. We deserve a fair society, but it won't be created by a vendetta against the poor
To be a good looser is nobel, and one can exit in a big way by rallying all supporters behind the nominee. Poll: Obama gaining support with key Clinton demographics
And, once again, the rallying cry has been trumpeted.
It's a rallying call to all pan players to reclaim their place in mas celebrations by helping to restore steel band music in carnival.
Much of the final rallying of support will be done in Singapore's hotels before the 117th plenary session of the IOC.
Juliet said her interest in motor rallying developed from friends rather than any family background or interest in motor sport.
He has been rallying for six years and entered the 2004 Safari Rally.
When the regime launched its first attacks in February the hospital became a rallying point for those taking refuge from the violence. Times, Sunday Times
'Land and Liberty' was the rallying cry of revolutionary Mexico.
Jackson's comment and the group's name hark back to the nation's revolutionary beginnings in its tax revolt against England, and the Fourth of July holiday this weekend has become a rallying cry for supporters who plan a rally in San Antonio, a fair in suburban Atlanta and more. Yahoo! News: Top Stories
They became big brother personified, which is ironic considering republicans rallying cry is "smaller government". CNN Political Ticker
During the next ten years, my conscience was formed by this courageous song, which was banned and yet remained a national rallying cry.
The global reach of the world wide web provides a clear advantage in rallying public opinion.
Land and liberty" was the rallying cry of revolutionary Mexico.
Now they are rallying behind our latter-day Churchill.
His dad Jerry enjoys rallying, rallycross and the occasional autocross event while Colin's older brother Diarmuid is also enjoying a successful year competing in the National Stages Championship.
McRae remains one of rallying's most insistent draws, fans still flushed by thoughts of his daring exploits behind the wheel.
Their crusade against moral bankruptcy may soon shift from being a rallying cry to become government policy.
The spectre of a "co-presidency" will be the new rallying cry for the trog base and shined up and hung around her neck. Hillary Tells Bill O'Reilly That Wright's Statements Were "Offensive And Outrageous"
‘It's heading in the right direction,’ was the rallying cry from the Tory campaign team but in this election it was the Liberal Democrats and not the true blues who were gaining from the anti-Labour swing.
Throughout the day, Grant rode through his command rallying the force in spite of the lateness of reinforcements.
The various candidates had been busy rallying support in the dying moments before the polls closed.
Devereux was providing a lead, staring straight into the eyes of the enemy, and his parliamentary troops were rallying. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
If the situation is ever resolved - say by some kind of workable two-state solution - then I'd guess some other rallying point will be found.
That said, it is important in a way that many other screeds only wish to be, and, in an easily perfectible world, would serve as a rallying cry for tax reform.
The rebel musketry fire was pouring... upon our men, who were closing together and rallying under the attack.
There is no clear-cut formula as to the effect of a rallying speech by a president on consumer spending.
The good news is that the future of British rallying is looking bright, thanks to the burgeoning talent of Guy Wilks and Kris Meeke.
The announcement came during a day of ceremonial tribute to Mr Giuliani for his role in coordinating the immediate response and rallying New York's morale in the aftermath of the disaster.
Others have proposed "google-bombing" the Banrural website, or rallying to make #escandalogt a "trending topic" on the social network. Boing Boing

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