ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REARGUARD
From Old French rereguarde (modern French arrière-garde), from rer, from Latin retro back + guardeguard; compare vanguard.
2 QUOTES WITH «REARGUARD»
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rearguard.
The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see what's actually happening to our culture?
Let the winds of evidence blow you about as though you are a leaf, with no direction of your own. Beware lest you fight a rearguard retreat against the evidence, grudgingly conceding each foot of ground only when forced, feeling cheated. Surrender to the truth as quickly as you can.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REARGUARD»
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rearguard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rearguard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Legion of the
Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism
This is the first book to examine the history of dissident Irish republicanism as it has developed over the last two decades.
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Retreat and
Rearguard 1914
This book examines eighteen of the desperate rearguard actions that occurred during the twelve days of this near rout.
Six. Rearguard. Actions. Major Okafor did not wait for his driver to open the car
door for him. He was out and striding towards the house by the time the
handbrakes were applied. He rapped sharply on the heavy wooden door and
waited.
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A Visit to Stanley's
Rearguard
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A Visit to Stanley's
Rearguard at Major Barttelot's Camp on ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
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Rearguard action: selected essays on late colonial Indian ...
On politics in India, 1919-1947
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Environmentalists: Vanguard for a New Society
correlations among these variables, demonstrates the cohesive- ness of the
vanguard and rearguard belief structures. They are paradigms that tell their
adherents how the world works. Comparisons Across Types 1) Most business
leaders and ...
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Trends in Sample Preparation
systematically applied when a positive or an inconclusive binary response is
obtained by a qualitative vanguard system. It is also used to confirm an
inconclusive result in determining total indices. The rearguard systems are not
regularly used ...
Marco Aurélio Zezzi Arruda, 2007
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Architectural
rearguard:
Each one of the buildings Meyer sought out was constructed for an ideological purpose: can these implicit messages still be detected in the architecture? What is life like in and around these buildings, now that so much has changed?
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The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688-1697: The ...
him, the main body of the French field army with all its infantry and artillery was
also on the road; the aim was to pin the Allied rearguard with a cavalry action,
oblige Waldeck to abandon his march and draw him into a general engagement.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REARGUARD»
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rearguard is used in the context of the following news items.
Chinese players continue rearguard action
Two big Chinese solar players continued their rearguard action against plummeting Chinese share prices today (Friday). The Hong Kong-listed United PV ... «pv magazine, Jul 15»
Mature McManus rearguard denies Durham
Academy duo Lewis McManus and Mason Crane saved Hampshire from a sixth defeat of the season and handed Durham their first draw, preventing them from ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
Hollande fights rearguard action to save Greece
President Hollande cast France as potential saviour of the beleaguered European currency union after ordering a frantic French effort behind the scenes to stave ... «The Times, Jul 15»
67's sign 6-foot-9 rearguard in import draft
The Ottawa 67's have taken a 6-foot-9 defenceman from Minsk, in the CHL import draft. Stepan Falkovsky is a left-hand shot who played in the Russian junior ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
Q&A rearguard leaves reality behind
There seems to be this rearguard action as opposed to acknowledging that Q&A — and Mr Jones himself has acknowledged — that there was a problem … «The Australian, Jun 15»
Washington Capitals rearguard Mike Green is not a good free agent …
One of the most commonly suggested free agent targets for the Edmonton Oilers this summer is Washington Capitals rearguard Mike Green. It's understandable. «Edmonton Journal, May 15»
Keogh marshals magnificent rearguard
A magnificent unbeaten 163 from Rob Keogh and the bravery of Josh Cobb and Alex Wakely denied Derbyshire what looked a certain victory over ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»
China rate cuts aim to hold line against deflation
The rearguard flavour of the latest rate cut may also help explain why the PBoC continued to describe its monetary policy stance as “prudent” in official ... «Financial Times, May 15»
Hounds rearguard suffered separated shoulder
Anthony DeAngelo, pictured here during the 2014 National Hockey League draft, had a memorable December. He inked a three-year, entry-level deal with the ... «Sault Star, May 15»
A salute to Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the great rearguard batsman
Chanderpaul turned himself into the great rearguard batsman, a man who never quits and never surrenders. Unsurprisingly, he has been not out more often ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
