Sentence examples for a line of command from inspiring English sources

Here, he follows a line of command through the senior US regional commander, General David Petraeus, to the Pentagon and White House.

The way things are in dance, as in the rest of the world, is that there is a line of command.

There is a line of command from DRH to DMS to PS to the Ministry of Finance.

"Just not having a clear line of command, a clear authority to direct questions to, not getting responses — never mind in a timely manner, not getting them at all in some cases — was very concerning, because obviously you have an expectation of accountability that is difficult to be met when you can't get information".

Where peace has to be enforced rather than maintained, what's required are combat-capable warriors under robust rules of engagement, with armor, ammunition and intelligence capability and a single line of command to a national government or regional alliance.

The moves are part of what acting director general Tim Davie calls "getting a grip" on the organisation by creating a "clear line of command".

Earlier, Davie told the BBC News channel that the MacQuarrie report, which he received on Sunday night, made it clear that to "get a grip" on the situation there needed to be a "clear line of command" in the news division.

Mr Sarkozy will hold talks with Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, at Airbus's Toulouse headquarters on July 16th in the hope of finding a way to replace its clumsy bicephalic leadership with a simple line of command that nevertheless does not upset French or German sensibilities.Mr Sarkozy is right to insist that any deal should not interfere with Airbus's difficult recovery plan.

"The first decision I have made is to get a grip of that, take action and build trust by putting a clear line of command in.

"Blue helmets" are frequently wasteful, toothless and lack a clear line of command.

Armed forces must have a direct line of command and they must be subject to political control.