1.   And with the exception of a fourth-quarter spurt when he rallied the troops to a brief lead, quarterback Randy McCown was kept in a vise.

2.   And when the bureaucrats suspended one of his best men, Lasorda rallied the troops.

3.   As he rallied his troops for late-night debate Thursday, DeLay invoked the anti-Clintonism that underlies House Republican passions.

4.   As his enemies rallied their troops, Gingrich looked out upon the battlefield and recoiled from the fight that loomed.

5.   Between the second and third periods, Kings coach Andy Murray tried to rally his troops, using Schneider, Buchberger and Miller as motivation.

6.   Bob Dole is coming to rally the troops at VFW headquarters on Wednesday.

7.   Bob Dole is coming to rally the troops at VFW headquarters Thursday.

8.   A teamsters official stopped at the picket site to rally the troops.

9.   Achtenberg will be joined by state Sen. Tom Hayden while Jordan will rally the troops, canvass the city and swing at the Polish Arts and Cultural Foundation ball.

10.   But as he rallied his troops, Teamsters president James Hoffa sneered at the notion that China can be trusted.