Sentence examples similar to ambitious and commanding from inspiring English sources

The book's scope is ambitious, and Phillips's command of the vernacular impressive, but the strictly historical sections sometimes read like dry recitation.

That prompted a challenge by a Washington-based official, whom General McChrystal does not name, that the goal of defeating the Taliban seemed too ambitious and that the command in Kabul should settle instead for an effort to "degrade" the Taliban.

"He is ambitious, enthusiastic and hard-working and he commands the respect of everyone around him, in and out of the dressing room," Catlin told BBC Sport.

Quite obviously, he is ambitious and hungry and, for one so young - just 38 - he has commanded fierce loyalty and borderline devotion from his former players at Stromsgodset.

Giles was ambitious and prickly.

Ambitious and important stuff.

But he is also ambitious and energetic.

His novels remained ambitious and topical.

Her drawings are ambitious and spooky.

But they were ambitious and smart.

"He's extremely ambitious and talented".