Sentence examples for retain command from inspiring English sources

He promised the UN that a French general would retain command of the force.

South Korean leaders say they want to retain command of their forces at all times.

Last month the GC agreed that American generals should retain command of Iraq's security forces after June 30th.

Samuel Ramey is not so far past, though, and he should retain command of the title role.

The body of the boy was discovered in the rural Panjwai district of Kandahar Province in the south, where the Taliban retain command of some areas despite regular clearing operations by American and Afghan forces.

Not Stalin himself could have governed with such whimsy, or lurched, ideologically, politically, strategically, from one extreme to another with quite such ease, regularity, and disastrous consequences, and yet still, incredibly, retain command to the end.

Senior United States military commanders emphasized that while they retained command of their troops, the forces were there to serve the Iraqi government.

While retaining command of the corps, Browning also became Deputy Commander of the Army despite a poor relationship with Brereton and being disliked by many American officers, including Ridgway, who was now the commander of the US XVIII Airborne Corps.

Cash payments and guarantees of retaining command of one's troops are common requests.

Antietam was a Union victory only because McClellan had retained command of the field.

He retained command of his regiment until his promotion to major general in 1854.