Sentence examples for were a commanding force from inspiring English sources

Only a decade ago, Christian social conservatives were a commanding force in American politics.

At the time, the Sandinista solidarity movement was a commanding force on the left, one that had divided suspicious human-rights liberals from those who were so horrified by Reagan's support of the Contras that they gave the Sandinistas the benefit of any doubt.

Marcus Taylor, a sophomore from Lansing, Mich., who was the Spartans' biggest local signee since Magic Johnson, played last season behind point guard Charlie Bell; with Bell departed, Taylor must be a commanding force for Michigan State to come close to matching its high standards this season.

You don't need to consult the host of available statistics about sexual violence to know that the crime is a commanding force, one that can stun and stunt its victims, one that can take effort to push past.

There is a commanding humanitarian reason, too, for the quick entry of a large American force into Afghanistan.

He's a commanding performer.

Jackson is a commanding and regal presence.

Even in practice, he is a commanding presence.

IT WAS a commanding victory by any standard.

He was a commanding figure in the classroom.

These details apart, Mandela was a commanding figure.