Sentence examples for did not command the from inspiring English sources
The Times in 1971 said that the C.I.A. did not command the general's army at any level, because his pride and temper would have never permitted it.
While his Nazi Party subsequently became the largest in Parliament, it did not command the support of the majority of Germans.
Berlusconi assessed that Sarkozy's star was clearly waning in European circles and that the French President did not command the same influence he did a year ago.
Though she did not command the opulent tones of the usual Wagnerian soprano, she had such a keenly focussed voice that she could penetrate the loudest orchestral or choral passage, while the dramatic tension of her performances was almost tangible.
The rise of François Bayrou was a slap in the face for Sarkozy, showing as it did that he did not command the instinctive support of everyone in the centre or on the right.
NHS Change Day could well be the bottom-up reorganisation of clinical priorities essential to delivering high quality care, rather than top-down disjointed and ill-thought out NHS reforms which did not command the confidence of many professional organisations.
I didn't command the baseball like I could have and should have.
"I don't think that he was really a professional soldier; he didn't command the soldiers well," said Ben Ahmeda.
Thomas McLaughlin, also a New Hampshire furniture maker, explained that custom, handmade pieces didn't command the premium that many clients expected.
But I certainly didn't command the girls to whip me in the manner of one of Himmler's henchmen.
