Sentence examples for assume command over from inspiring English sources

It seems remarkable that James, of all people, who thought it atrocious for one person to assume command over the body and soul of another, should imagine himself as an emperor with half a continent under his sway, yet it may be that the novelist was planning one last work, and there is also a strange, if slender, link with his early life.

By 5 January, Đurišić assumed command over the Berane district and established seven Chetnik detachments in the area.

During the April 2004 uprising of Moqtada al-Sadr's movement in Najaf, Blackwater actually assumed command over active-duty U.S. marines in a daylong battle with the Mahdi Army, during which dozens of Iraqis were killed.

When the Snake of the Festival emerges, it merges its consciousness with Yuji's, assuming command over Bal Masqué, and together they formulate an elaborate plan to create a parallel world called Xanadu, which will serve as a paradise for Denizens with unlimited Power of Existence.

He was about to assume command of the unit, and he invited me to the change-of-command ceremony.

Why was Hargrove available to assume command of this dysfunctional outfit?

The next afternoon, Nixon announced that the Missouri Highway Patrol would assume command of police operations in Ferguson.

Over the objections of the former Consul Gaius Marius, the Consul for the year, Lucius Cornelius Sulla was ordered by the senate to assume command of the war against Mithridates.

The brigade command is modular in design, allowing it to assume command of additional units when deployed.

Pirate parents also have the capacity to assume command when needed.

Upon the ship's arrival at Singapore, Lord Mountbatten was transferred to command and Commander Geoffrey Barnard assumed command.