Sentence examples for proposal command from inspiring English sources

Table 2 Distribution of speech functions Commodity Speech functions Frequency Percentage goods and services proposal command 167 25.41 % offer 50 7.6 % information proposition statement 426 65.4 % question 15 1.7 % Total 658 100%%.

The following section will focus on one type of proposition (statement) and one type of proposal (command), and the use of mood and modality in realizing these two speech functions and building a certain image of the speaker.

Baroness Hollis of Heigham, who called for a three-year delay before implementing the proposal, commanded the full attention of the chamber as she adopted the style favoured by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and read out examples from real people.

In a three-page, confidential draft legislative proposal, the command argued that by coupling the proposed changes with its existing special fast-track acquisition authorities, it could provide "a fast turnaround resource for dealing with breaking issues".

Their joint proposal should command the support of Congressional leaders and a critical mass of members from both parties.

Under the former PM's proposals, a "command paper" would be published by the present UK government setting out all the proposals by the end of October.

I have to account to the British people, they don't have to account to the British people and I know that this proposal does not command public confidence, will not command public confidence and I understand why it won't command public confidence.

These proposals never commanded a wide following, and during the 1930s astronomers and cosmologists increasingly embraced the expansion of the universe.

That doesn't suggest that my own book proposal could even command a very promising advance, much less sell more than a handful of books.

In a letter to shareholders made public today, Anthony Stenham, Telewest's chairman, said the company would "enter into discussions with Liberty and the bondholders' committee" to determine whether a proposal that would command the board's support could be agreed to.

In the case of the Korean Air advertisement, the nuclear proposal is the command [3.1] Fly with us.