Sentence examples for long command from inspiring English sources

To prevent long command of armies (which might lead to careers like his own), Sulla increased the number of praetors so that, in principle and in normal circumstances, each province might have a new governor every year.

This screen will have a fairly long command.

Indeed, its spies have long commanded a near-mythical respect.

Sears has long commanded the appliance world, but Home Depot and Lowes are formidable up-and-comers.

In the chair, the titular essay, 90 pages long, commanding the scene.

The cause of campaign reform has long commanded broad support in Connecticut.

In his absence, two men who have long commanded personal militias of their own have re-emerged as power brokers.

Analysts say this murkier image threatens one of the company's most profitable assets: the so-called Sony premium, the higher prices long commanded by its electronics products, which still account for 64percentt of revenue, excluding sales between Sony divisions.

In 1990, G.M. paid $600 million for half of Saab, and anted up $125 million in 2000 for the rest of the company, which has long commanded a small, loyal following in the United States for its idiosyncratic but stylish models.

Rather, it is a millennia-old practice in both the West and the East, where it has long commanded mass sympathy and outrage unmatched by other forms of suicide.

But pricing pressure is also growing from smaller retailers who are increasingly frustrated by their inability to get the same, lower wholesale pricing that large chains have long commanded.