Sentence examples for alternative commander from inspiring English sources
The government tried to oust Bainimarama while he was overseas visiting troops in October 2006, but the government's alternative commander declined to take over, and senior officers rallied behind their commander.
Allen, although publicly supportive of Godley, privately believed an alternative commander should be found after the division completed its training.
The speaker can posture as the alternative commander-in-chief because the man who actually has that responsibility doesn't deserve the title.
Although Russia had initially supported President Maskhadov as an alternative to radical commanders like Shamil Basayev, it now views him as unreliable.
Mandela, convinced that there was no peaceful alternative, became its first commander.
Kenedy County is only one of several alternatives being considered, said Commander Mueller, who would not reveal the other locations.
The report, a comprehensive "Nuclear Posture Review" required by Congress, does much to weave conventional weapons into the nuclear mix in a way that leaves commanders alternatives to even a limited nuclear strike.
Ministers can no longer say in the House that they have had no request from commanders for an alternative to the Snatch".
The senior officer confirmed that commanders required an alternative to the use of the "Snatch" or tracked armoured vehicles on current operations.
It was chosen as a method of punishing a cohort or group of soldiers for cowardice and, while it was a brutal punishment, it was chosen by commanders as an alternative to killing the whole group.
A handwritten note on the memo reads: "NB Note ministers can no longer say in the house that they have had no request from commanders for an alternative to the Snatch".
