In office as Labour leader and since leaving it Ed Miliband has tried (paywall) to marshal forces and arguments to get public support behind attempts to tackle this burning issue.
All it took, it seemed, was to marshal forces on the street, shed the fear ingrained by hated autocrats and rely on social networking sites to keep alive the faith that persuaded a generation of young Arabs to confront elders seen to have failed them.
The idea was to draft a negotiating platform and nominate a joint delegation that could, this time, credibly claim to marshal forces on the ground.
Some are meant to marshal forces in preparation for war under the guise of peaceful activity, others are more intentionally rattle sabers at would-be opponents.
Rudd and his surrogates were marshalling their forces.
The chief fire officer, Roy Wilsher, said 200 firefighters were biding their time and marshalling their forces.
Perhaps, say the optimists, this is posturing that presages a concession.Coalition hardliners have been marshalling their forces.
But the expansive historical overview of American music for which it is marshalling its forces this time looks promising.
Now she is marshalling her forces against the Republicans.Mr Forbes switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party 14 months ago.
It seems perfectly natural to hear Cruise talk about marshalling the forces of the nation's military in the production of a movie.
