Sentence examples for and obey orders from inspiring English sources

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Devotees are asked to make costly sacrifices and obey orders to the letter.

Fundamentally they are soldiers and obey orders, albeit sometimes reluctantly,' said Brigadier (retd).

They follow their leaders and obey orders, not without personal retrospection or question, but with a focus on duty to country.

Most generals continued to give and obey orders out of self-interest (Hitler had lavishly rewarded them with tax-free gifts of land and money), fear (of both the enemy and their own government) and a warped sense of duty and patriotism.

And, importantly, right from the start it forces recruits to think and obey orders, not just obey orders.

"The USA is carrying out a pressure campaign and massive and continued threats against Egypt, particularly the Armed Forces which responded to the people's will… It is very obvious that the USA considered its military aid as a tool enabling it to influence the Egyptian army which consequently has to listen to and obey orders coming from Washington".

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Now, Nargis's days consist of cooking, cleaning, and obeying orders.

He is the author of Mass Atrocity, Collective Memory and the Law and Obeying Orders: Atrocity, Military Discipline, and the Law of War.

In Combat: Survival depends on discipline and obeying orders.

Mr. Lonardo said he was told that the rules required him to refrain from dealing in drugs or prostitution and to obey orders whenever he was summoned by his superiors in the Mafia.

A writer, not a fighter, he is uncomfortable handling firearms and balks at the rigidly self-protective group rules that require him to assume a false identity, withhold all personal information from the other members and unquestioningly obey orders.

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