Sentence examples for could command for from inspiring English sources

She also established the Thatcher Foundation, which, funded by the large fees she could command for public speaking in the US and Japan, was intended to promote her ideas, not least in the emerging democracies of eastern Europe.

The prospect of Rooney leaving as early as January seems highly unlikely, since the lack of movement at that time of year would limit the amount that the club could command for him, but a departure next summer now seems a strong probability unless he can be talked around.

Presumably a stockpile of legal content would raise the price YouTube could command for advertisements on the site, but licensing the content could be an expensive gamble for a company already spending an estimated $1 million each month on bandwidth.

They could command respect, for the most part, but they could not generate affection.

Syncapse could already be in acquisition talks, and this release might boost the price it could command high enough for it to agree to sell.

I knew I could command more money working for a law firm.

Sosa could command a multiyear extension for about $18 million to $20 million per season; his current deal expires after the 2001 season.

That same year, in the depths of the Depression, Mr. Berle could command $1,500 a week for a nightclub appearance.

But Bonds could command $20 million a season for five years, and Phillips will have difficulty moving the expensive contracts of Ventura and Zeile.

"The First Wives Club" had the highest box-office receipts of any of her movies, but it was not until she played Nell in "Dudley Do-Right," filmed in 1999, after "Sex and the City" had made her a television star, that she could command more than $500,000 for a lead movie role, one industry expert said.

For his speeches, Mr. Clinton could command as much as $425,000 for one hour, often paid by foreign companies or individuals who might have an interest in American foreign policy.