Sentence examples for command of the agenda from inspiring English sources
The secret is taking command of the agenda, said Mr. Rumsfeld.
That homage, as much as the music, was the measure of the event's success: for at least one day, the Jackson camp managed to take command of the coverage, setting the agenda for the news media as well as the mourners.
But we are suffering now because the narrative of reform, the framing of reform, has been hijacked by a new set of enthusiastic fixers, billionaires who command the agenda, politicians seeking to cut the public sphere, and right wing activists interested in vouchers and the privatization of education.
Mr. Bush's advisers will attempt to command the agenda in the remaining days with an intense and grisly procession of television advertisements and attacks by Mr. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on the issue.
He said some of the cuts could be made through efficiencies but added: "The danger is you let the development industry command the agenda, while a good council should be on top of the agenda in partnership with the developers".
Tonight Mr. Bush also had to take firm command of a national agenda, when many suggest that the manner of his election may impose limitations on his powers.
