Sentence examples for general directing from inspiring English sources

The plus side is that this did not happen to me in a previous life when I might have been a World War II general directing the Normandy Beach invasion.

"It's a good bill, whether it's a young sailor aboard a ship, whether it's a general directing an operation," said Representative Ike Skelton of Missouri, senior Democrat on the Armed Services Committee.

On Oct. 16, Mr. Smith received a copy of a letter from the office of the North Carolina attorney general directing the State Correction Department to set an execution date for Mr. Tucker.

It is a sight seared into memory: the mustached Williams — clad in a white cap and windbreaker — standing in the dugout, projecting the cool confidence of a field general directing his elite soldiers: Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Gene Tenace, Bert Campaneris and Rollie Fingers.

After he was introduced by Sundheim at the convention on Friday evening, he told the crowd of about seven hundred Republicans that he had just sent a letter to the state's Attorney General, directing him to take legal steps to stop San Francisco from issuing wedding licenses to same-sex couples.

Five airlines confirmed that they received subpoenas on March 12 from Jeffrey Rush Jr., the department's inspector general, directing them to provide their records of dealings with Daniel G. Montgomery, a former executive director of the Air Transportation Stabilization Board; other staff members; board members; and relatives.

TARRYTOWN -- Kings of Comedy: Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd Series: "The General," directed by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton, and "One Week," directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline.

The ambassador, a legendary fighter pilot and retired major general, directed the operation as commander of the Israeli Air Force.

He wrote the story and continuity of "The General", directed it, cut it, and played the leading role.

After the battle, Greenhow received a note from Richmond: "Our President and our General direct me to thank you.

According to the statement, Marri will be transferred from a military brig in South Carolina as soon as the Attorney General directs the Secretary of Defense to move him.