The rally came a day before the release of important data on the economy and inflation.

Indeed, yesterday's big rally came a day after the Dow index had jumped 113 points.

The rally today came just a day after the resignation of the police chief.

What passed for a Mets rally came in the second inning.

The rally came a day before important employment statistics for September are to be released.

The rally came despite a report that sales of existing homes were stronger than expected.

Yesterday's rally came a day before today's report on inflation in consumer prices during April.

That rally came the day after the market fell to five-year lows.

Then came another rally, this time against the trend toward corporate ownership of radio stations.

The longest rally came in the third set, with Williams serving at 2-3, 15-30.