I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a peace rally (= large public meeting in support of peace )
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CND organised a massive peace rally in Trafalgar Square attended by over a million people.
a protest rally (= a large outdoor public meeting to protest about something )
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A protest rally in the capital was attended by about 400 people.
an election rally (= a public meeting to support a politician or party before an election )
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He drove to Paris to address an election rally.
drum up/rally support (= get people’s support by making an effort )
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Both sides have been drumming up support through the internet.
pep rally
rallying cry
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‘Land and Liberty’ was the rallying cry of revolutionary Mexico.
rallying point
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a rallying point for the struggle against apartheid
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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They watched with glee, therefore, the biggest bond market rally in the history of Wall Street.
large
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On May 8 Chamlong led another large rally at Democracy Monument, where some demonstrators came close to clashing with riot police.
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At the first and largest rally a prominent opposition leader, Vuk Draskovic, called for a campaign of civil disobedience.
late
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It was in the railway carriage as Earle had been coming back from the late night rally in the North West.
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A late rally dragged the index up to close at 18,560, still off more than 1,000 on the week.
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Paris: A late rally helped shares recover.
mass
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On Nov. 22 more than 150,000 people in Lomé had held a mass rally in support of the strike.
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There were no mass rallies attended by thousands of the enthusiastic or the curious.
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Opposition demonstration A mass rally organized by 12 opposition groups was held in Lomé, the capital, on Feb. 9.
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It can cover anything from giving a church sermon to holding a mass rally .
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On 22 April there was a mass rally at the Albert Hall where Mosley addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters.
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The mass rally now became a powerful expression of national feeling.
political
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Occasionally there were special programmes: a political rally .
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What percentage have participated in political rallies ?
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But he has already tried to curb political opposition, suspending both houses of parliament and banning political rallies .
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They stopped asking him to come out to their political rallies .
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She met Sebastian at a political rally .
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But my first attendance at a political rally changed my childhood habits right away, at least briefly.
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The ban on political rallies was lifted on April 8.
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In these days when a political rally consists of three people watching television, it's rather refreshing.
public
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This has sent hundreds of murderers and drug dealers to firing squads after being paraded at public rallies .
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Neither law firm outings nor public protests and rallies were quite his style, in any case.
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The protest walk will precede a public rally planned for the village on Saturday, September 18.
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The local County Manager, Michael O'Malley, issued an edict to planning officials not to attend public rallies .
■ NOUN
driver
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Former rally driver Jean Denton is battling to reduce red tape and bureaucratic burdens on small firms and start-ups.
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An auto rally driver with a penchant for crashing cars, Marko Milosevic owns a discotheque and several cafes in the town.
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He knows how to corner without disaster and is quite a rally driver on the sharp bends.
market
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The other inhibition is more pragmatic: fear of unlimited losses on short positions that might result from a sudden market rally .
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But it was not enough to prompt a significant market rally .
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The early gains from the stock market rally begot a feeling of invincibility.
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The bond market rally races into its third week.
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They watched with glee, therefore, the biggest bond market rally in the history of Wall Street.
■ VERB
address
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Violence marked the funeral of Lalith Athulathmudali, a Sri Lankan opposition leader who was shot dead while addressing a rally .
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He was assassinated the day after addressing a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis.
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Trade unionist and the Cardinal Archbishop of Palermo addressed the rally .
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His last big public appearance was on Dec. 24, when he addressed a rally of his supporters in Belgrade.
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In 1951 and 1952 he continued to act as the Rassemblement's main spokesman, addressing rallies and holding press conferences.
attend
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Most of those attending the rally Sunday, however, were Phoenix-area veterans and friends.
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It was from here, in 1959, that she effectively attended an Oswald Mosley rally .
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They have also been invited to attend a rally to commemorate the 22 de Enero.
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Its supporters may be nervous about attending its rallies , and the movement itself is divided.
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Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.
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He was attending a Liberal rally in the city.
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The local County Manager, Michael O'Malley, issued an edict to planning officials not to attend public rallies .
hold
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On Nov. 22 more than 150,000 people in Lomé had held a mass rally in support of the strike.
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In the streets, opponents of Proposition 187 have held mass rallies and student walkouts.
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And in Britain the Countryside Alliance holds a protest rally .
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It would have been a good place to hold a torchlight rally .
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It can cover anything from giving a church sermon to holding a mass rally .
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Several hundred protesters had gathered in the city, and held a rally earlier in the day.
lead
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Molly led a rally near Detroit, Michigan.
organize
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The opposition defied curfews and continued to organize rallies and strikes to press for Ershad's resignation.
plan
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The organisers are planning a rally in February.
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On Saturday, he planned a rally amongst the party faithful in his constituency to wave the nag.
spark
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The action sparked a rally in bond prices and the Dow Jones closed 14.96 up at 2597.13..
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On Wall Street, across-the-board buying in the oil sector sparked a rally .
tell
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Djindjic told a rally at Republic Square that Milosevic was trying to lumber the police with responsibility for failed government policy.
win
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After two blank hands at 7-6, Martin won three rallies in a row.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A 30-point rally in the fourth quarter gave the New York the win.
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a pro-democracy rally
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the Monte Carlo Rally
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There was a late rally on the stock exchange.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Andrew often speaks, as he recently did, at the rallies for Burzynski.
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Any rally will be undermined by corporate investors redeeming mutual fund holdings, Subramanian said.
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It sells buttons, bumper stickers, jewelry, license plate frames and other items at conventions and rallies.
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On Wall Street, across-the-board buying in the oil sector sparked a rally .
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Stansted is sponsoring one of its firemen's rally driving activities.
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The bulk of the crowd had joined the Orthodox antigovernment rally .
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There is also an annual rally in May for Brownies, attended by members from all over the country.
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This leads to a more strategic game with long rallies.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
around
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It would be wise to start rallying around for some back up!
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A brand can be something both cities can rally around .
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Party workers have been rallying around since last Thursday night's arson attack which caused tens of thousands worth of damage.
round
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The time is now right to rally round the call for independence.
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Colleagues rally round to help Ann KIND-HEARTED fundraisers pulled out all the stops to donate more than £1,500 to a very ill colleague.
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Minutes later as neighbours rallied round to help the nursing home worker an ambulance arrived to take her to hospital.
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And a former manager at the company hopes the racing industry will rally round .
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After her return from compassionate leave following the death of her father, they had been prepared to rally round .
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But friends and well wishers rallied round and calling themselves Ashleys army, raised enough cash to buy him his own gymnasium.
■ NOUN
forces
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The Church took the lead in rallying the forces which drove out the poles and established the Romanovs on the throne.
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They rallied their forces to resist it.
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The Count rallied his forces in Bechafen where the constant stream of refugees meant lean rations and poor quarters for all.
market
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Only the Tokyo market rallied , as foreign buyers returned after recent worries about the effect of a stronger yen.
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The market rallied early in 1995, but then ran out of steam.
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Even homebuilding companies, one of the industries that lagged the stock market rally last year, rallied.
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On Terrible Tuesday, the weakened market rallied and the Dow rose 102 points, then 187 on Wednesday.
party
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Nor did the party rally large ranks of the unemployed or underprivileged.
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Merbah announced his intention of forming a new political party to rally followers of the late President Houari Boumedienne.
people
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On Feb. 24 over 100,000 people rallied in Manezh Square in support of Yeltsin.
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A history professor at Baghdad University, Sadoun Fadil, said people rally around their leader during hard times.
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On Feb. 20 thousands of people rallied at the university campus in the support of the hunger strikers.
price
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It convinced oil markets that quotas would be cut and briefly caused the oil price to rally .
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Wheat prices rallied as concerns spread that freezing cold and severe wind in the Plains states could damage the winter crop.
support
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A campaign to rally support for this was launched in March.
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Still, Reagan could not rally support sufficient to get the Congress behind the effort.
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The essential need when a proposed redevelopment poses a threat is to rally popular support .
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They must also be able to rally support and achieve results in the midst of almost constant organizational change.
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I intend to rally that support .
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She rallies support for the endangered whale, catalogues underwater life and creates new devices in which to explore virgin sea worlds.
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The intelligentsia was actively rallying support against the eviction.
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Banks own small stakes of their own and can rally support against a bidder.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Churchill's stirring speeches helped rally his countrymen to fight against the enemy.
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Miami rallied to defeat New Orleans 28-24.
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On the stock market, share prices rallied after a four-day decline.
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Recent news reports on the situation in the capital have helped rally support for the war.
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The main effect of the new tax was to rally opposition to the government.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After her return from compassionate leave following the death of her father, they had been prepared to rally round.
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And if Dole fails them, they are not without heroes to rally to.
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And neighbours rallied round with games.
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But the Bruins snoozed through the final minutes, allowing the Sun Devils to rally .
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General Lee, on horseback, dashed among the fugitives and implored them to rally .
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Share rallied as investors welcomed robust earnings growth by Wisconsin-based companies that were able to meet or beat expectations.
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The Dow Jones index, which peaked last year at 11,722, dropped below 9,500 before rallying.
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The yen rallied for a day, but that was all.