Word Finder - rally

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A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.

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a campaign rally

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A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.

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a political rally

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A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.

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An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.

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A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)

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To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.

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To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble; to unite.

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To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness; to recuperate.

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To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc.

Maybe I could rally for a little nightcap after all.

I'll rally the stations in the area.

There is always something going on whether it be a religious festival or a political rally.

That's the whole agenda; just rally 'round the flag, boys, chin held high.

The Derwent Trust prepared for legal action and started a fighting fund to raise £ 20,000 at the IWA National Rally.

The rally starts early Saturday morning and finishes early evening culminating in a " rite grand " party.

After failing to rally the catholic gentry of the Midlands to join him in a rebellion he reached Holbeach House in Staffordshire.

And on the third day a mass rally, involving civil disobedience, at the Embassy - nine arrested.

New Rally style black headlamp cowl designed by Peter Stevens.

Following the rally, a huge car caravan accompanied the Cuban diplomat to the capital's international airport.

Their boss Nick Carpenter treated them to the new rally driving course which has just been launched at Castle Combe racing circuit.

See the rally games picture gallery for a better idea of what to expect.

If you enjoyed reading the archived version of which forum members did you see at rally Gb?

Rally cars buzz like angry hornets round the track.

Quad bikes are best described as a cross between a motorbike and a rally kart.

The CUB kart is a battery operated off road rally kart which is extremely safe for children between 3-10 years of age.

The 2005 Memba Rally, although one of the wettest in recent memory, was also one of the friendliest and most laid-back.

Check the rally results or the fantasy rally league standings.

Swallow at the end of the day classic motorboat Rally 2006 The Classic Motorboat Rally was a great success this year.

Even tho it is the 2nd fastest vehicle, it still handles much better off-road than the Rally car.

The first republican parade was stopped in the Ferguson Crescent area, the second one was permitted to enter the Diamond for a rally.

It's not something I would say to Attila the Hun during a pre-battle pep rally.

Over 100,000 people attended a rally in support of Palestine.

In the meantime, the EC organized a rally of RCA members at the Kingsway Hall, London.

We are proud to be the first market town in England to hold a closed road rally in the town center.

Preparing for the rally Now the question was - how do you prepare the MG for this grueling rally?

Our very own navigational rally taking in some of the most beautiful parts of England on the kind of roads we love.

The result is a hilarious insight into the two " performers " on their respective stages in the style of a fascist rally.

A protest rally is being planned to defend the Payne's Lane site.

We need to rally against the government's reluctance to introduce tax incentives.

Exclusive Specification Rally Style front air dam lip spoiler designed by Peter Stevens.

Annual events include the steamboat, British Classic Motorboat, model boat rally.

Of even more significance is the revision to all four suspension struts which are now inverted - just like the WRC rally car.

At Edgehill he had observed the inferiority of the parliamentary to the royalist horse, could not rally afterwards, "whereas Cromwell's troops if they prevailed, or though they were beaten and routed, presently rallied again and stood in good order till they received new orders"; and the king's military successes dwindled in proportion to the gradual preponderance of Cromwell's troops in the parliamentary army.

A cry went up that national bankruptcy had been declared, and thousands of the lower class of ouvrier began the rally to Babeuf's flag.

For about half an hour great crowds of riders, hidden by dense clouds of dust, drifted aimlessly about the plain, till at length the charge of a single squadron of the Oldenburg Dragoons (who had joined in on their own initiative) delivered on the outer French flank, brought the whole mass into motion north-eastward, and, both sides sounding the rally,Ithe engagement gradually ceased.

The emperor having beaten Blucher, the latter must fall back to rally and re-form, and call in Billow, who had only reached the neighbourhood of Gembloux on June 16; whilst on the other flank Ney, reinforced by D'Erlon's fresh corps, lay in front of Wellington, and the marshal could fasten upon the Anglo-Dutch army and hold it fast during the early morning of June 17, sufficiently long to allow the emperor to close round his foe's open left flank and deal him a deathblow.

Gregory was completely subservient to Philip II.; he aided the league, excommunicated Henry of Navarre, and threatened his adherents with the ban; but the effect of his intervention was only to rally the moderate Catholics to the support of Henry, and to hasten his conversion.

Despite the efforts of Ormond and his officers to rally the troops all but two regiments fled.

Preparing for the Rally Now the question was - how do you prepare the MG for this grueling rally?

I 'd love to have ago at rally driving.

When she came back, I was up and had caught up the backlog of mounting our rally plaques.

A protest rally is being planned to defend the Payne 's Lane site.

However, reinforced by late arrivals, the routers rally at the pass and return to the battle.

We need to rally against the government 's reluctance to introduce tax incentives.

Colonel Edward Massey 's resolute defense inspires the citizens of London to rally to the help of the beleaguered city.

In 1908 she was one of the speakers at a rally at Hyde Park that attracted a crowd of over 250,000.

The SNP are holding a torchlight rally in Edinburgh the night before it comes home, and you can come and join us.

Their unhinged characters really rally against corporate middle-American, giving voice to some strong political views on globalization and suburban development.

The rally point in battle, the enemies fled as they saw the ribboned banners advancing ahead of the victorious troops.