Sentence examples for has a commanding position from inspiring English sources

The town has a commanding position on a ridge; its massive walls are a reminder of Volterra's resistance to the hegemony of Florence.

Ralph Bernard (29) chairs the UK's largest radio company, the newly formed GCap Media, which despite teething troubles has a commanding position in the radio market.

After trading heavy machinegun and rocket fire, rebels seized the government camp in Kidal, as well as a former French fort that has a commanding position above the fly-blown town.

McMorgan has a commanding position in the union pension market, and New York Life brings sophisticated computer systems, administrative expertise and a string of mutual funds that can now be offered through the West Coast company.

With the Echo, Amazon has a commanding position in the market.

New York-based Internet advertising agency DoubleClick has a commanding position when it comes to the Web.

In one of the classic stories, goes back to the Mexican-American War, when Robert E. Lee was commanding a Marine unit in Mexico, he did reconnaissance and the Mexicans had a commanding position in a fortress.

The militia had a commanding position in the heights above the river, but the Indians found cover in the ravines below.

Just like power utilities, the big banks have a commanding position in the market, which they can use for the benefit of their customers and the economy at large.

Ampex had a commanding position in video recorders and tapes for two decades until Sony took over.

"They're at an early place in this marketplace," said Michael King, an analyst at the research firm Gartner "Being able to dictate standards requires that you have a commanding position and I don't think they're there yet".