Sentence examples for cannot command from inspiring English sources

"Most of the commanders are still men and some of them think a woman cannot command.

But unlike electronics company executives, most people cannot command vast laboratories to weave their imagined conveniences into reality.

Most young people cannot command a starting salary big enough to cover the basic expenses of independent living.

In a free-market economy such as Germany's, the government cannot command firms to invest more at home than abroad.

He is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot command and cannot resist," James wrote.

He cannot command the 30,000 peace-keeping soldiers in Bosnia: the "stabilisation force" takes its orders from NATO.

Sir Geoffrey Bindman said: "The law cannot command respect if those who administer it do not reflect a diverse population.

An earlier study he commissioned showed minority broadcasters often cannot command the same advertising revenues as other broadcasters.

Thus, even if few things are left that cannot command a price, marital support remains one of them.

Yet for all that, the new Woolworth -- er, Venator -- cannot command the recognition that would seem appropriate for one of the largest restructuring attempts in recent corporate history.

The government appear to be avoiding a vote on a change to the Business because they fear they cannot command a majority.