Faal told the FBI that his group was trying “restore democracy to The Gambia and improve the lives of its people.”
The charismatic bearded revolucionario dressed in a dark olive uniform promised to restore order and hold elections.
The Onna church is expected to take up to 12 years to restore.
Much of the money meant to restore the center and rebuild the houses has gone instead to relocate the residents.
They sought control of the Court to restore the Constitution and protect law from politics—at least as they understood it.
Things as trifling as the turning of a shell may restore you to your rights.
After this, nothing could restore the courtesy he had previously assumed.
You pull down, you despoil; but they build up, they restore.
restore to the real owner whatever has been dishonestly gotten.
"Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness," said God.
c.1300, "to give back," also, "to build up again, repair," from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare "repair, rebuild, renew," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + -staurare, as in instaurare "restore," from PIE *stau-ro-, from root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (see stet). Related: Restored; restoring.