Sentence examples for to command them from inspiring English sources

In 27 bc the emperor Augustus created a permanent corps of nine cohorts, stationing them around Rome; in 2 bc he appointed two equestrian prefects to command them, but in ad 23 Tiberius' powerful prefect Sejanus became their sole commander.

'They wanted this iron fist to command them".

"But we do not want to command them; we want them to come on their own".

Outflanked, the Pakistanis in the fort found themselves under heavy rifle, rocket and mortar fire from Northern Alliance troops, with nobody to command them.

The suicide is no longer a victim of historical circumstances, but instead rises above those circumstances in order to command them for one final time.

"Any Tory moles at the palace," the veteran Labour MP Dennis Skinner shouted out as Black Rod stood solemnly in front of MPs this morning to command them to take the short walk to the House of Lords to hear the Queen's speech.

Acknowledging that "the king [of France] has disarmed his people in order to be able to command them more easily," Machiavelli still concludes "that such a policy is … a defect in that kingdom, for failure to attend to this matter is the one thing that makes her weak" (Machiavelli 1965, 584, 586 587).

It was also possible for the player to command them to carry these orders out in "aggressive" or "passive" manners.