Sentence examples for used to command a from inspiring English sources

Chess used to command a lot of column inches.

A postman used to command a certain respect.

"Companies aren't renting flats for their expat employees, and those used to command a large rental price.

The Rolex sponsorship is worth far less than Woods used to command, a golf agent and marketing experts said.

The monster of gables and shingles used to command a view of the town pond, from an estate twice its present size, full of towering beeches and cryptomeria.

"As soon as anything touching on Antarctic territorial sovereignty arises, one is, frankly, in a hall of mirrors," said Alan Hemmings, a polar legal expert who used to command a British base in Antarctica.

For one thing Julia B. Fee agents -- used to commanding a hands-on management style -- may find themselves having to cede precedence to Sotheby's agents strongly influenced by corporate strategy.

That also could be a difficult adjustment for someone who is used to commanding a publicly traded company by himself.

Events have conspired to rob him of the traditional financial inducements that Thai prime ministers use to command a parliamentary majority.

The 70-basis-point discount that insured muni bonds used to command vs. Treasuries has become a 50-bp premium.

I used to command soldiers.