Sentence examples for command convinced from inspiring English sources

The more humane interpreters of those traditions are increasingly ignored, and the ideologues take command, convinced that they are doing God's will.

Tenet, Woodward wrote, was "hampered by a bureaucrat's view of the world, hobbled by the traditional chain of command, convinced that the CIA director's 'most important relationship with any administration official is generally with the national security adviser.' " Woodward then wrote, in a distinctly parental tone, "No.

The French military high command was convinced that they were fomented by "pacifists and socialists", egged on by German agents and inspired by the popular revolt which began in Russia that March.

It's a part Mr. Stewart was born to play: he has the vocal command to convince you that he knows what you're thinking.

Framed by a voiceover from a narrator the viewer won't identify till later, General Glen McMahon (Pitt) blasts onscreen like a rock star to take command in Afghanistan, convinced he's the one who can bring the "forever war" to a triumphant close.

"When you are in a command where they are convinced gays and lesbians are the enemy, it can be torture," she said.

Still, Susan Stroman, the show's director, said it was Mr. Leonard's charm and command of language that convinced her he could do it.

Benedict Arnold, passed over for command of the expedition, convinced General George Washington to authorize a second expedition through the wilderness of what is now the state of Maine directly to Quebec City, capital of the province.

Benedict Arnold, passed over for its command, went to Boston and convinced General George Washington to send a supporting force to Quebec City under his command.

Congress's broad command also appears to have convinced federal courts to view the claims of morbidly obese individuals seeking the ADA's protections more favorably.

Mothers feel victimised, fathers feel guilty, mothers define themselves by assuming command on the home front, fathers convinced of their own parental incompetence stay later at work.