The phrase "a bit of command" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a small amount of authority or control over a situation or task.
Example: "He showed a bit of command during the meeting, guiding the discussion effectively."
Alternatives: "a touch of authority" or "a small degree of control."
Now, why exactly that's true — why some things are better done through market mechanisms, while others are better done through at least a bit of command-and-control — is a deep issue.
It seems that Lt. Col. Wiegel is having a bit of trouble understanding his own "Command Philosophy," in which he states: "Everyone wearing the uniform has sworn an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and this oath provides the guideposts of what our country expects in return".
We've won it, so we're in the elite band that commands a bit of respect, but at the same time they don't envy us.
The American forces have been moving so fast that it took a bit of doing to find General Wallace's command post, a tracked C-2 command vehicle filled with electronic gear.
We're about a seven-hour drive from Oakland, but the reigning NBA champions command quite a bit of support no matter where they go.
Best of all you can usually hack these and install Ubuntu Linux, thereby gaining a bit of utility and, more importantly, a command line prompt.
It makes sense, of course: Google isn't one to antagonize an organization that has been in most respects a friendly one, and which of course commands quite a bit of an audience.
Being able to say "Alexa" sometimes and other times not adds a bit of cognitive overhead to using the voice commands.
Speaking beforehand, commanding officer Rob Manuel said it had been "a bit of a surprise" when the announcement that the Queen would not be attending was made.
"In the simplest sense, you get a bit of conductive ink and draw a pattern on them, and you've just created a new command, so you have to tell the system 'this command means move' or something.
