Sentence examples for seizing command of from inspiring English sources

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When Putin became President, he set out to stabilize Russian authority, and he did so in the time-honored manner: seizing command of regional governorships; cracking down on political opposition; taking complete control of the legislature, the courts, and state television.

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Nevertheless, after returning to Kansas he promptly seized command of the state volunteer brigade, which he helped organize.

AT&T moved to complete its acquisition of MediaOne so as to seize command of more than one-third of the nation's cable industry.

Al Gore and me!" The day ended, or it might as well have, a few hours later with Mr. Koch, who had endorsed Mr. Gore and then effectively seized command of his New York campaign, fiercely accusing the Rev. Jesse Jackson of "contempt and arrogance" for skipping the "Salute to Israel" parade.

More importantly, Veltmann sensed that the men had not conspired to seize command from their superior officers.

Before dawn on Jan . 3 1868, troops under Saigō's command seized control of the palace gates.

The party took advantage of its sweeping victory in 1945 to seize control of the commanding heights of the economy and establish a nationalized health service.

At 4 p.m. on Game Day, Mr. Wiesel, wearing a black T-shirt with "MM" faintly printed on the front, marched into Big Daddy's diner, on Park Avenue South at 20th Street, and seized control of a balcony — his command center for the night.

An Israeli Army statement said that armor and infantry forces had "seized commanding positions around the city in Palestinian-controlled territory," and that "routes into the city have been blocked, and are under complete control of the Israel Defense Forces".

But political power has become much more diffuse than it was on that night 15 years ago when the army needed only to seize control of one television station to take command of the entire country.

But, by then, Mann was up against the Nazis, who seized control of the composer's legacy and works at the express command of Hitler and with the connivance of Wagner's descendants.

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