Sentence examples for overwhelming command from inspiring English sources

The pieces form a kind of trilogy, resistant to the sometimes overwhelming command of metaphor and style, the insistence on elegance and control, which limit the rest of Porter's work.

The idea that Nazi Germany was on the brink of invading and was only held back by 3,000 RAF pilots is a "glorious myth", the historians claim, but in truth there was no question of a German invasion while the Royal Navy was in such overwhelming command of the sea.

But more than likely it's because every week the surnames Park, Lee or Kim have an overwhelming command of the leaderboard.

They represent a serious military threat to the largely ineffective Macedonian Army and command overwhelming sympathy among the rural Albanians.

The ban sponsored by Mr. Shays and Representative Martin Meehan of Massachusetts commands overwhelming support of the House.

At his frequent best, Prokofiev commanded overwhelming force, a blinding sense of color and a sly ingenuity.

The bill commanded overwhelming bipartisan support and provided the framework for the most ambitious ecosystem recovery project in history.

First, as the rebels and residents in Baba Amr learned through wrenching experience, the government commands overwhelming firepower, including tanks, heavy artillery and, if needed, helicopter gunships or warplanes.

Trump, Cruz and Rubio are all climbing but none is commanding overwhelming support.

Mr. Romney seemed most at ease talking to lawmakers about the minutiae of policy, frequently dazzling and at times overwhelming them with his command of complex subjects.

John Adams, "On the Transmigration of Souls" (Nonesuch) — At its world première, this piece, an ambitious memorial to the victims of 9/11, seemed like a modest success, but on record it has an overwhelming power; Lorin Maazel's command of the score, and the New York Philharmonic's expert playing, brings it to life.