Sentence examples for for commanding from inspiring English sources

Joshua, the biblical general, is best remembered for commanding the sun to stand still.

Canute, who ruled England early in the 11th century, is best remembered for commanding the tide to recede.

Laslett had a remarkable gift for commanding an audience beyond academia - a reflection perhaps of his Third Programme days.

The opening movements of "Dark Theater," the choreographer John Heginbotham's new work to music by Erik Satie, show straightaway a true theater artist's instinct for commanding his audience.

He was famous for commanding the artillery bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg and for pioneering the use of signal flags in combat.

Olds was perhaps best known for commanding the air force wing that on Jan . 2 , 1967downed seven MiGs over North Vietnam in the war's biggest air battle.

In this paper, two controllers are presented for commanded departure of an aircraft into spin.

Also known as Commander-like, Midnight Commander is one for command-line users.

3 1 UNFIT FOR COMMAND, by John E. O'Neill and Jerome R. Corsi.

The default "search for" command uses Bing.

But their fearless leader didn't seem fit for command.