Sentence examples for subordinate to do from inspiring English sources

The superior officer who orders a subordinate to do something morally reprehensible is not in a position to blame the subordinate for carrying out the order, even if civilians are.

Jim Garland, a close aide to Mr. Holder, said the attorney general frequently tells subordinates to "do the right thing" no matter what.

Honesty and candor at the top helps; executives should speak their minds and encourage their peers and subordinates to do so.

Although the prosecution made no recommendation for a sentence, Julio A. Cuevas Jr., an assistant district attorney, said Sergeant Eiseman had committed perjury, falsified paperwork and trained subordinates to do the same.

The politicians agree, 'Yes, I'll buy this system, if you fix the election my way next time,' and they actually give orders to their subordinates to do it.

Because he said he could not be bothered with mundane tasks like filling out a time sheet or logging the miles he drove in a state-owned vehicle, he ordered subordinates to do them for him.

Carolingian government had always worked better when strengthened by private relationships of a political and military nature; for example, counts relied on their vassals more than on other subordinates to do their bidding, for vassals had sworn personal oaths of loyalty to them.

Smart phones, laptops, and ubiquitous Internet connections have compounded these tendencies in driven people, enabling them to work nonstop and to drive their subordinates to do the same.

By complying with the Acts and instructing his subordinates to do likewise, Grant further alienated Johnson.

If elected, she will seek a court-ordered accommodation to allow her subordinates to do the dirty work of issuing marriage licenses to us gay folks.

Barchi's defense is that Rutgers is a big organization, that he has to rely on his subordinates to do the right thing, that he can't be expected to know all of the details.