Sentence examples for weak command from inspiring English sources

China has relatively weak command and control; it has senior commanders who lack experience of war but who are spoiling to show what their shiny new stuff can do; it chafes at unresolved claims and resents what it sees as encirclement by an American-led alliance.

He then decided to further his studies in the United States, despite a fairly weak command of English (a fact which shocks those of us who knew this eloquent speaker later on).

But the Baghdad sweeps have underscored the raft of problems the American command has identified in the Iraqi force buildup, including hasty recruiting, insufficient training and a weak command structure, leading to breakdowns in discipline, especially in combat.

The Oxford University graduate has been criticised before for his weak command of Urdu and his habit of spending much time outside Pakistan, where he is obliged to live under suffocating security in his family's fortress-like home in Karachi's Clifton district.

WASHINGTON — A weak command structure and a climate of fear among female personnel created the conditions that led to widespread instances of sexual assault of Air Force recruits by their instructors at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, senior Air Force commanders said Wednesday.

"No" is a fairly weak command because it can mean different things at different times.

His 14-member executive board is considered weak, commanding none of the loyalty among members that he has long enjoyed.

Trump has had weaker command over Congress throughout his time in office.

They were, according to my spy, written less well, with more grammatical and typographical errors; the research plans were, generally, less well-conceived, displaying less forethought, less insight, and a weaker command of the relevant scientific literature.

Another study conducted by a research team in the UK, after examining how men and women communicate, said men speak more words than women in a day; but in social situations, they have a weaker command of language, use the same words repeatedly, and pay unconvincing compliments (Cowley 2011).

One of Reyes's many mantras is, "Weak legs command, strong legs obey".