Sentence examples for commanded authority from inspiring English sources

In my teenage years, I felt betrayed by my 183cm frame – a larger-than-life fortress that commanded authority and kept my tiny personality prisoner within.

Asked what the pope was like as a teacher, Grassi said: "He came to the class and immediately commanded authority but in such a nice and gentle way, and we knew that we were in front of a great teacher".

Abdul, the head of our delegation was a wizened Indian from South Africa whose precise English commanded authority, went over to them and began a parlay.

Sergei Ivanov still commands authority within the army's headquarters.

Would command authority and respect, but dragged into expenses scandal over claims for pot plants.

In the military, order and discipline are paramount, command authority absolute.

Ali Simsek still commands authority: when he arrives, the couple rushes like children to hide their cigarettes.

Especially for NATO members hailing from Central Europe, sharing privileged technology or command authority with Russia is tantamount to letting the fox in the hen-house.

When he was in trouble, which was more often than not, the speech was also a way to command authority, to take back the platform.

The mother may command authority and respect but her manner is characterised as too arch, parental or humourless for serious leadership positions.

Sandison commands authority from the helm of the library, a veritable freedom ship, with "so many men settled at tables and in corners with newsprint spread wide that the Reading Room took on the look of a schooner under sail".