Sentence examples for commander over from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, General McChrystal's supporters accuse Mr Eikenberry of trying to undermine the US commander over reinforcements.

The government also recently arrested a senior military commander over allegations of abuse by troops here in Pibor.

The president ordered the arrest of a high-ranking army commander over suspected violations of human rights, a military spokesman said Tuesday.

The police arrested another member of the unit suspected of involvement in the killing and detained its commander over links to the crime gang allegedly behind the murder.

In 373 bc the Persians attacked Egypt, and, although Egyptian losses were heavy, disagreement between the Persian satrap Pharnabazus and his Greek commander over strategy, combined with a timely inundation of the delta, saved the day for Egypt.

In 1192, a few months after his old rival Go-Shirakawa's death, Yoritomo, now with no one to hinder his ultimate ambition, titled himself seii taishōgun ("barbarian-quelling generalissimo"), becoming the supreme commander over the feudal lords.

But he also suggested that the commander handed over the keys to the personal security detail more through confusion over who was in charge than any other reason.

Mohammad, a police commander, turned over one gun to a guard to appear unarmed, then told Karzai he had important information to share.

A former Army Special Forces commander passed over for a job as a terrorism analyst at the Library of Congress because he was changing genders won a discrimination lawsuit.

A new U.S. commander takes over a deteriorating Afghanistan war.

On 28 December, Blamey, as senior ranking battalion commander, took over as acting commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade.