fight a rearguard action

He would fight a rearguard action while they got a bit of a head start.

Get to the Avenue, pick the best position, and fight a rearguard action if necessary."

Some fought a rearguard action while others brought the news to Maniakes.

A few of us are trying to fight a rearguard action by doing a good deed here and there."

Our valiant army has been fighting a rearguard action as it runs for its life.

The British government is fighting a rearguard action.

With me, Howard was fighting a rearguard action, and with luck he would lose that too.

My question to the Commission is therefore: how can we ensure that we are not fighting a rearguard action today?

"We're guilty of possession, not collusion," he said, as if fighting a rearguard action.

Denoriel asked, fighting a rearguard action against total yielding.

Now, as well as fighting a rearguard action, they had to capture positions between themselves and the railway line.

The remaining English had to fight a rearguard action for several miles until they reached the town of Rathdrum.

He cut his political teeth fighting a rearguard action against the spread of Republicanism across the South.

I know that we are fighting a rearguard action here to protect a way of life that should have ended twenty or thirty years ago.

They managed to fight a rearguard action for some of the escaping women and children, but soon they too retreated into the fort.

Until late in 1998, which was three years or so into the boom, Merrill and its brokers actually fought a rearguard action against Internet stocks.

The Ninth Regiment brought up the rear of the retreat, fighting a rearguard action against the opposing forces.

We want to shape the future, and shaping the future does not mean fighting a rearguard action or useless protectionism, but accompanying change.

The European automotive industry meanwhile is fighting a rearguard action to be allowed to emit even more CO2.

Ralph fought a rearguard action.

Be that as it may, the last two state-supported military schools that refuse to admit women cadets are fighting a rearguard action for their cause.

Units of the 18th Army fought a rearguard action until it reached the eastern bank of the Narva.

The film is the story of a Soviet platoon fighting a rearguard action during the German drive on Stalingrad.

The staid economies of Japan and Switzerland are having to fight a rearguard action to prevent their currencies becoming too strong.

During the Great Depression years - 1930 to 1945 - the Association fought a rearguard action to protect members and conducted campaigns to maintain jobs.