Sentence examples for command of a dozen from inspiring English sources

Ukrainian by background and Polish by upbringing, he had command of a dozen Slavic and Western languages in their ancient, medieval and modern forms.

Within 10 days of the U.N. Security Council voting a resolution mandating the protection of Libya's civilians, policing of a no-flight zone, and prevention of illicit arms transfers by air and sea, NATO took command of a significant force of dozens of ships and hundreds of airplanes and commenced military operations.

For every 'hey that's neat' implementation of an Alexa command there are a dozen crappy ones — but that's the case with any new app platform.

Disregarding his complete lack of military experience, his comrades elected him lieutenant, which made him second in command of the dozen or so men.

When Officer Fosket got Miky, he was handed a list of a dozen Hebrew commands and expressions, like "Hi' sha' er" (stay!), Ch'pess (search!), and "Kelev tov" (good doggy).

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, also has established a team of a dozen people under the command of a one-star officer to assist with the transition.

Eustace Jotham, 51st Sikhs attached North Waziristan Militia * On 7 January 1915, at Spina Khaisora (Tochi Valley) During operations against the Khostwal tribesmen, Captain Jotham, who was commanding a party of about a dozen of the North Waziristan Militia, was attacked in a nullah and almost surrounded by an overwhelming force of some 1,500 tribesmen.

So the prospect of a dozen all over the country is making Labour high command nervous.

A committee of a dozen political reporters?

In the West Bank city of Ramallah today, Palestinian leaders debated centralizing command of their more than a dozen security forces, a major Israeli and American demand.

More than anything else, said the admiral, who commands the Enterprise battle group of about a dozen vessels, the concern about the nature of possible retaliation reflected a sense that the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States had changed the rules of war, particularly in what he called an asymmetrical conflict.