Sentence examples for once held a commanding position from inspiring English sources

There are not many instances in modern history of a soldier who, having once held a commanding position in the armed forces of his native land, is able to reinvent himself as a scholar in another country.

"Shooting Star" chronicles an industrial disaster: England once held a commanding share of the global motorcycle market, but over the years that business withered, and by 1983 it was dead.

Metallica held a commanding position as the night's closing act, reuniting with their former bassist, Jason Newsted — the current bassist, Robert Trujillo, also performed — in pummeling classics like "Master of Puppets".

Jacques Rudolph's third first-class half century of the season ensured Glamorgan held a commanding position at home to Leicestershire on day two.

Hezbollah - the Lebanese Shia political and militant movement - has long held a commanding position as the country's most powerful armed force.

Although Strauss was the most sought-after composer of dance music in the latter half of the 19th century, stiff competition was present in the form of Karl Michael Ziehrer and Émile Waldteufel; the latter held a commanding position in Paris.

William Hill already holds a commanding position.

He holds a commanding position in an intellectual insurgency challenging the dominant economic orthodoxy.

But Microsoft is arriving late, and Sony holds a commanding position with nearly 60percentt of the console market.

Now based in England, she holds a commanding position in international music, her intricately sensuous scores welcomed both at the Los Angeles Philharmonic and at German new-music festivals.

His death revealed ideological splits in the rebel movement and was seen as the work of a faction that mistrusted any former loyalist holding a commanding position in the insurgency.