Sentence examples for gaining command of from inspiring English sources

Most recently that has led to Pat Fili-Krushel gaining command of all of NBC's operations in news.

"We would leave a certain group behind and they would take the various sections where they have the oil," he said, regarding a policy apparently meant to prevent terror groups such as Islamic State from gaining command of such a vital resource.

Five years after gaining command of Soka Gakkai, he told a Japanese writer: "I am the king of Japan; I am its president; I am the master of its spiritual life; I am the supreme power who entirely directs its intellectual culture".

After gaining command of the "White Company" from Albert Sterz in the 1360s, Hawkwood led the company across the Alps in 1363 in the employ of John II, Marquess of Montferrat, to take part in his war against Milan.

Most closers struggle to gain command of their secondary pitches because they throw relatively few innings and cannot administer proper maintenance.

But Roberts gained command of his impressive arsenal, a fastball of 93 to 97 miles an hour and a split-fingered fastball, and after seizing a spot in the Baltimore rotation, he won his first four decisions this season.

It retained command of the South Korean 3rd Infantry Division and Capital Division, and gained command of the South Korean 9th Infantry Division.

Thompson depicts Moosally, the ship's captain, as an inept seaman who gained command of the battleship through political connections.

The book was extremely critical of Moosally, depicting him as an inept seaman who gained command of the battleship through political connections.

In March 1952, the corps grew in size as the 25th Infantry Division was relieved from its command and it gained command of 1st British Commonwealth Division and the South Korean 1st Division, 8th Division, and 9th Divisions.

The British use of air power evolved during the war, from a reconnaissance force to a fighting force that attempted to gain command of the air above the trenches and carry out bombing raids on targets behind the line.