Sentence examples for pieces command from inspiring English sources

The designers say that the greater sums such pieces command reflect not just the uniqueness of the materials, but the considerable time (and sometimes airfare) that goes into putting them together.

For an artist whose pieces command phenomenal fees, who was always in demand for murals and commissioned work, and whose work hangs in galleries and museums around the country, the prestige of showcasing such valuable art was undeniable to Molly's.

Mr. Beckaert was one of a small number of outsiders who visited Angkor during the war years, when artillery pieces commanded the heights and land mines made it impossible to visit some of the temples.

The division on the western flank consisted of 13,650 men and 72 artillery pieces commanded by Arvid Wittenberg who entered Poland on 21 July 1655 and another 12,700 to 15,000 commanded by Charles X Gustav who followed in August, while the division on the northern flank consisted of 7,200 men commanded by Magnus de la Gardie who had already seized Dünaburg with them on 12 July.

The detachment from Fort Montgomery numbered about 100 men, and included a small artillery piece commanded by Captain John Lamb.

The Rossi material is more diverse this time, but certain pieces instantly command attention.

Today those pieces can command six-figure price tags, his clients include Chanel and Louis Vuitton, and his iconic Spine Chair sits in the permanent collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, but the always humble Dubreuil claims he is no longer "fashionable".

After that, words (as they say) fail, and analysis is just irritating: these are substantial pieces that command and hold attention, amply justifying their upwards-of-nine-minutes' duration.

However, all eight previous pieces have commanded deep public support.

Scott's first sculpture is among sixty pieces now commanding attention in two rooms at the museum, installed in groups on low plinths.

More than those of almost any 20th-century sculptor his pieces have commanded space not vertically but horizontally, along the ground, which he describes as partly a practical matter.