Sentence examples for command to be given from inspiring English sources
Howe's decision to focus his own activity on an expedition to Philadelphia may have been motivated by competition with General Burgoyne, who was given command of the northern force despite lobbying by Howe for its command to be given to Clinton.
But the command has to be given freely; it cannot be coerced.
Because the technology is still immature, commands have to be given slowly and clearly and often have to be repeated.
He pressed for CSTC-A [Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan] to be given full control over the police training program, including contractors.
Currently, these special alignments to ME reference sequences can be produced by the MOSAIK mapping software during its primary aligning process (a specific command line argument has to be given to MOSAIK) [ 33] (version 2.0 or above).
During the planning stages for the Florida invasion, Sumner disagreed with Peter Muhlenberg of the 8th Virginia Regiment over which of the two was to be given command over Lee's Virginia and North Carolina troops while the commanding general was traveling in advance of his men.
He petitioned to be given command of the 20th New York, a unit composed of German immigrants that Vegesack, being fluent in German, thought he was a natural to lead.
Serving under Lord Gambier in the Channel Fleet, Harvey was outraged not to be given command of the British ships in action at the Battle of Basque Roads.
Admiral Arleigh Burke, now Chief of naval Operations, arranged for Hayward to be given command of the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt in February 1956.
At the First Battle of Zurich in June 1799, he was appointed on the field as brigadier general, an honor which he declined, asking instead to be given command of a cavalry regiment.
