Sentence examples for in positions of command from inspiring English sources
Almost all of the 55 delegates had taken part in the Revolution, with at least 29 having served in the Continental forces, most in positions of command.
UNICEF continues to call on those in positions of command and leadership to keep children out of harm's way, and to ensure safe access for humanitarian work.
Those in positions of command and leadership have a duty to keep children out of harm's way and take all necessary measures to prevent children being part of armed groups and forces".
When a husband did die, men in positions of higher command decided where his 'wife' went next.
The military said that the officer had "failed to exercise appropriate judgment," adding that he would not serve in similar positions of command in the future and that he had been rebuked.
Three of the six — Batiste, Eaton, and Swannack — held positions of command in Iraq; a fourth, Zinni, is steeped in the region, having served as chief of the U.S. Central Command and as President Bush's own special envoy to the Middle East.
As the Commander in Chief of our country's armed forces, you are in the position of command authority over those many men and women in uniform fighting for... something.
Alexander, the offspring of a pious Jewish family, whose own father had donated the gold and silver for the Temple gates, now found himself in a position of command against his former brothers in that very sanctuary.
In addition to safe identification and solid eye-witnesses, "proof that the defendant was in a position of command, responsibility [was] also an important factor in deciding on the defendant's culpability".
Also in a position of command is the skipper of the all-women's boat Nautor Too, the race veteran Lisa Charles McDonald, of Providence, R.I., who now lives in England.
