It also gave her a certain amount of control.
He knew that captains normally required a certain amount of seagoing command experience to be considered, but because his tour of duty on Indianapolis had been cut short in order to take up the post in Rome, he did not have enough months, and it was unlikely that a billet as captain of a battleship or cruiser would come up in sufficient time before the next round of selections.
"So I think with that, there's going to be a certain amount of inconsistency with his command.
You would expect him, as a hereditary autocrat, to command a certain amount of respect, but there was evidence of his legendary "vision", too.
Any woman that you're in love with or that loves you is going to command a certain amount of, you know, energy.
"The money makers are always going to command a certain amount of respect and attention because they aren't only creative, they are successful in a business sense," according to Cox.
It's a risk to focus on someone so unappealing, yet Jean, while not exactly likeable, commands a certain amount of sympathy.
He was not a handsome man -- he had a long face and stooped shoulders -- but, as always, he commanded a certain amount of attention as he headed out with his walking stick and black leather bag.
The material used often elicits disgust and repulsion while the delicacy of her work commands a certain amount of awe and wonder.
The hours are flexible, donning a velvety cape commands a certain amount of mystique, and it doesn't take much convincing to make your penis disappear inside a failed-model-cum-assistant's vagina (we don't mean to be sexist, but when's the last time you saw a lady magician?).
