Sentence examples for command was given from inspiring English sources

Although the assault is known to popular history as Pickett's Charge, overall command was given to James Longstreet, and Pickett was one of his divisional commanders.

He said when it dawned on them what had happened the command was given to "check fire".

Perhaps most important, local command was given to deputy commissioners, who have police powers that health officials lack.

"If no prior verbal command was given and disobeyed, then the use of spray in that instance is completely inappropriate," Mr. Vallone said.

"A command was given for the boom to go down, and the boom went up," said David Ippolito, a spokesman for the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regional office in Parsippany, N.J., which is investigating the incident.

Experts say the group appears to have used more sophisticated software this time that allowed supporters to repeatedly visit the sites at a specific time when the command was given.

On 9 May 1942 Lüth was given command of a long-range Type IXD-2 U-boat,.

For example, even if a command is given to turn 90 degrees, a strong wind may prevent that command from being carried out.

Decision-support systems with voice recognition can be used to alert a controller as to when a risky or inappropriate command is given.

"I do not think that more than 100 armed vehicles can seal off the hotel district to people without a command being given," he said.

The distinction is based upon what is authorized or directed to be done,—not upon the form of words by which the authority or command is given.