Sentence examples for commander something from inspiring English sources

He was a diplomat before he became a commander, something that proved useful later when he had to keep together the coalition of armies ranged against France.

He said Chinese military officials had debated placing four directors on the military commission under a joint commander — something akin to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.

Without a substantial increase in funds, say commanders, something will have to give.

The Surprise may be England, but "Master and Commander" is something of an all-Anglosphere collaboration.

Mr. Breivik, who in the transcript referred to himself as the commander of something called the Norwegian Anti-Communist Resistance Movement, twice called the police offering to surrender.

This is mostly based on Kelis's Acapella being one of the best songs of the year, but now there's a bit more evidence, as evidenced here, with Kelly Rowland shrieking "commander" in something suspiciously close to a scouse accent.

It was then that the police commander tried something ingenious: he told Ozomatli to make music and lead the crowd out of the parking lot Pied Piper-style, according to Bubba Cervantes, the band's security guard.

Oh, I'm probably supposed to call you Colonel or Commander or something.

Now, in their quest for the privileged title of "Battle Commander" or something similar, the so-called smarter sex has fallen in the trap of male follies, a trap that men, once upon a time, sought to avoid by way of Canada.

Each day passes with its commanders finding something new to fault in the United States operation.

However, the suggestion to do away with the bar on women in direct ground combat came from the top army commanders themselves, something that Panetta acknowledged had been crucial to its success.