But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.

a parliamentarian democracy; the parliamentarian movement

Others were set rejoicing, Shakerlike, singing and dancing their praise to the Lord.

... and so the universal thump is passed round, and all hands should rub each other’s shoulder-blades, and be content.