Sentence examples for closing rank from inspiring English sources
There will be comments thrown around that we are not up to the challenge, but we must believe in our own ability.' If the tourists are closing rank, they are well equipped to do so - defence is proving one of the few successes of the tour so far and Sir Clive Woodward was as defensive as the best of them.
Similarly, in the first survey about 19% answered that their businesses were struggling or in danger of closing (rank 4 and 5), compared with 15% and 14% in the second and third surveys.
The European Union, however, seems to be closing ranks.
It smelled suspiciously like the financial establishment closing ranks.
Were Parisians really closing ranks around the humbled emperor?
The Italian defense stood its ground, closing ranks.
So they are closing ranks to try to stop it.
But he felt that Blair was closing ranks with Bush.
As Figure 1 suggests, nondemocratic regimes are closing ranks globally.
"They have a history of closing ranks," said a former senior executive who requested anonymity.
