Sentence examples for Were obeyed from inspiring English sources

Orders were obeyed in some places, but Sanjiang resisted.

In Italy the orders that came in from abroad were obeyed".

"When the former chairman asked for a transfer of funds, his wishes were obeyed without question".

It was the edicts of the cloistered emperor, not the reigning one, that were obeyed, insofar as any orders were obeyed in a period of increasing collapse of central authority.

Rader's job was a city codes supervisor, essentially someone who takes care of strays and makes sure local bylaws, such as keeping yards clean, were obeyed.

He was widely regarded as both tough and diplomatic in his efforts to ensure that the disarmament provisions of the peace agreement that ended the Persian Gulf war were obeyed.

We had bike helmets and seat belts, and we were obeying the traffic rules.

Does the suggestion that looters were obeying instinct imply they were less blameworthy?

"I'd always said they had learned their lesson and were obeying the law".

"His wishes must be obeyed.

The order was obeyed, after a fashion.