Sentence examples for a formidable command from inspiring English sources

But when belting in the expansive chest voice that dominated Wednesday's show, she exerted a formidable command.

But, as we now know, Ike had both a formidable command of military history, gained through decades in the Army, and an intellect that allowed him, more than anyone realized, to manage the peace and prosperity of the 1950's.

He "has a formidable command of the full range of economic, regulatory and monetary issues and applied these -- loyally and brilliantly -- to the service of our country," Farrell said.

Yet it remains a formidable company.

It is a formidable hexagonal structure, commanding a wide panorama.

He is also believed to command a formidable private army, and Saturday's operation was carried out under conditions of military-style secrecy that ended only when Mr. Amirov was put on a helicopter bound for Moscow.

Viewed on all sides as a formidable political figure, his command of the once-fractured party was demonstrated by the fact that he was the only contender for the post.

Nominally, the khans commanded a formidable force of mounted warriors, but, in reality, they depended on the loyalty of the beys and batyrs.

Take the recent fighting near Bukavu between the Congolese Army and Laurent Nkunda, a dissident general who commands a formidable rebel force.

The Crimson Bolt eventually commands a formidable arsenal of firepower that includes bombs and grenades as he and Libby, now nicknamed Boltie and appropriately costumed, lay siege to Jacques's lair.

As in 1986, the editor is Don Michael Randle, now the president of the University of Chicago as well as a professor of music there, and he again commands a formidable group of contributors.