Alongside the galácticos there have been the imports of the last few years, fine players even though a fair proportion of them had reached their peak by the time Surrey called: Steven Davies, Gareth Batty, Jon Lewis, Chris Tremlett, Zander de Bruyn, Vikram Solanki and Gary Keedy – substantial cricketers commanding substantial salaries.
New writers who found a readership in the global marketplace began to command substantial advances.
Although social movements often command substantial allegiance for many years, at some point their supporters' commitment begins to falter.
After all, capable top executives are in short supply, and they can command substantial compensation for their services.
Top names, such as Prospere Pierre-Louis, command substantial prices, but there is always the chance of finding an emerging talent.
Though their support is said to have waned, they could still command substantial loyalty in the southern half of the country in response to American intervention.
On one hand, smaller, less-consolidated insurance companies may have less bargaining power with large hospitals, physician groups and pharmaceutical companies, which traditionally command substantial market power.
Which brings us to the second way, which would be to ban union membership, ban strikes or both - measures far more drastic than those proposed by the government and, unlike unstaffed trains, they might command substantial public support.
Second, whereas the Tories could once command substantial battalions of working-class voters on the basis of imperialist chauvinism or religious sectarianism, the standardisation of living and consumption has contributed to a shift toward a class vote in those places.
It is understood that the regions are reopening negotiations with other leading players who are coming out of contract, including Leigh Halfpenny, Sam Warburton, Alun Wyn Jones and Adam Jones, all of whom will command substantial pay increases after their exploits with the Lions in the summer.
