Sentence examples for commanders given from inspiring English sources

Military commanders, given an order outside the chain of command to shoot down hijacked airliners, did not pass it along to the fighter pilots, but instructed them instead to identify the tail numbers of any suspected rogue planes.

Many of the officers, like General Noel and General Valdivia, served as political-military chiefs in the highlands, commanders given extraordinary powers over scores of communities.

In private, politicians and some army officers agree that a few thousand Maoist foot-soldiers will have to be recruited into the army, and some Maoist commanders given accelerated officer training.

The war also posed problems for the army commanders, given that prior to 1914, the largest formation any serving General in the BEF had commanded on operations was a division.

"One of your commanders gave me a list," he said.

Rebel commanders gave differing accounts of how much power the general had held in Syria.

The army commanders gave the orders: the priority was to collect the waste.

Last winter, American commanders gave Ethiopia crucial intelligence to oust an Islamist movement that had controlled much of Somalia.

Such bombs already have devastated Taliban positions in Afghanistan, but early this year, senior Pentagon commanders gave the go-ahead to test a thermobaric weapon customized for attacking tunnels.

As the officers prepared to arrest demonstrators who were standing in Church Avenue, commanders gave the protesters no warning with bullhorns or other methods.

Sensitive to Afghan criticisms of civilian casualties, Nato commanders gave widespread warning of their intentions to ensure villagers have time to flee.