Sentence examples for assume operational from inspiring English sources

McKesson expects to assume operational control of Celesio during its fiscal year 2015, which begins in April.

And rarely have business leaders tried to assume operational control of a government function, let alone something as complex and unwieldy as health care.

Turning again to the space program for insight, we asked study participants to assume operational control of a Mars rover in a simulated mission.

But last week, William Clay Ford Jr., Ford's chairman, replaced Jacques A. Nasser as chief executive, becoming the first Ford family member to assume operational control of the company in 22 years.

Under current agreements, the South Koreans remain in command on the peninsula under normal armistice circumstances, but General Thurman, as the commander of American and United Nations forces, would assume operational control if war broke out.

In Missouri, Nixon said the highway patrol would assume operational control of the law enforcement response to protests but that local officers from Ferguson and the county police would remain involved, as they have been all week.

The Pentagon assumed operational control of South Korea's military in 1950, during the Korean War.

David Falor stepped back from the business in 2000, according to one version of the company's Web site, and Robert assumed operational control.

Al-Shabaab became increasingly radicalized as foreign extremists ascended to leadership positions within the organization and assumed operational and tactical control.

Mr. Corsham, 45, assumes operational duties for Microsoft that had been handled by Michael McLaren, 38, executive vice president and director for client services, who will focus on strategic development, the agency said.

New leaders need the greatest integration support in five major tasks: assuming operational leadership; taking charge of the team; aligning with stakeholders; engaging with the culture; and defining strategic intent.