Sentence examples for sense of commanding from inspiring English sources

But a sense of commanding authority comes with experience, so it will be a pleasure to watch her acquire that.

Van Rompuy and Ashton may not be well qualified to represent the EU in the sense of commanding attention in Washington or Beijing.

And they did not have that sense of command.

Although he limped slightly from an old hip injury, he exuded a sense of command.

He was tall, physically very strong, with a natural sense of command.

The Webb campaign's strategy had been to run a race reflecting his biography, his sense of command.

He takes refuge in the swagger of his splenetic punctilio, which imposes a sense of command on a life that is transparently hapless.

Curry's droll King Arthur has a plummy, stentorian voice, a royal paunch, and a stolid, somewhat bewildered sense of command.

Mr. Bush, in turn, has exhibited a sense of command and a comfort level with the presidency that was lacking before Sept. 11.

"There is an incredible sense of command and destiny there and it is those qualities that lift it out of the ordinary and make it so beloved".

It was unfortunate that his one major misjudgment resulted in a penalty and goal for Ghana in the semi-final, but Ovono mixes the exuberance of youth with a genuine sense of command and it would be interesting to see how he would fare higher up the football food chain.