A commanding view of the ocean. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a commanding officer. ,a commanding position; a commanding lead in the final period. ,a man of commanding appearance; a commanding voice. ,a commanding bluff at the mouth of the river. ,a commanding view of the mouth of the river. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a command car; command post. ,a command decision. ,a command performance. From Dictionary.com.
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Here stood the Captain commanding the company with half a dozen men. From Wordnik.com. [Churchill On The Frontier - Mamund Valley II] Reference
When the police discovered his identity, they called his commanding officer. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk.com - Home] Reference
As a former senior Japanese official observed: There is a word for commanding heights in Japanese, at. From Wordnik.com. [The Commanding Heights] Reference
Well may the assurances of this be ushered in with a behold, a word commanding attention and admiration. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
The Civil Guards had seized buildings in commanding positions and were letting fly at everyone who passed. From Wordnik.com. [Homage to Catalonia] Reference
(architektôn), which command and are thus called commanding (epitaktikê) (259e). From Wordnik.com. [Episteme and Techne] Reference
He obeyed the power of Christ's word commanding him. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Put down those guns, and call your commanding officer. From Wordnik.com. [The Bronze Bell] Reference
"Stop the fire!" called a commanding voice from above. From Wordnik.com. [Banzai! by Parabellum] Reference
God's conferring his favour is called his commanding it. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
He was tall, and his movements had what might be called a commanding indolence. From Wordnik.com. [The Crisis — Complete] Reference
The two castles alluded to as commanding the harbor were Pendennis castle on the west. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680] Reference
Then in MI, she got 55% running unopposed ... not what I'd call a commanding victory. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzer on Obama: He seemed at ease] Reference
Preston with drawn sword commanding his troops to shoot down a respectable crowd in cold blood. From Wordnik.com. [Not Only an American Patriot but a Craftsman] Reference
It is not given to every subaltern to call his commanding officer "Wal," when that is not his name. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Jim] Reference
But the slave Burgundus remained alongside him, and he had spoken no word commanding his bodyguard to leave. From Wordnik.com. [The Grass Crown]
The theatre stands on what you could truthfully call a commanding situation at one end of the schoolroom table. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916] Reference
Let me say to you first, Phyllis, the idea of commanding more prominence and importance may strike some as odd. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2004] Reference
Palin twice called the commanding U.S. general in Afghanistan "Gen. McClellan"; his name is Gen. David McKiernan. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
He called the commanding general and said what do you need, what can I bring and the commanding general said Beanie Babies, sir. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010] Reference
And as for civil law, it addeth only the name of the person commanding, which is persona civitatis, the person of the Commonwealth. From Wordnik.com. [Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth ecclesiasticall and civill] Reference
A. "extra-legal powers such as commanding the military.". From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
At 19 I was "commanding" small boats in the Bering Sea with the fisherman. From Wordnik.com. [What The Army Can Do For You] Reference
Woods wins in commanding fashion at British Open. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Woods wins in commanding fashion at British Open] Reference
He said they did not name the commanding officer’s dog correctly. From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker: Peter Jackson helms The Dam Busters] Reference
Bäke called his commanding officer: "Hopefully they won't decide too late. From Wordnik.com. [Panzer Aces]
"Nobody recalls commanding RoSur at any time after the final load and verify. From Wordnik.com. [Rama Revisited]
In fact, he was even rejected by the franchises despite 'commanding' a base price of just. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
You had but to look in the faces of these twelve hundred, and despair, for most part, of ever "commanding" them at all. From Wordnik.com. [Latter-Day Pamphlets] Reference
Ms Hunt laments as she surveys the world's capitals and pronounces upon the dearth of "commanding" women in today's politics. From Wordnik.com. [Expat Yank] Reference
It used to be one of the artillerist's tenets that his guns should be placed in a position with a "commanding" range of view. From Wordnik.com. [Italy at War and the Allies in the West] Reference
"commanding," but has the opportunity of reading many an order signed. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Top] Reference
"commanding" the Alaska National Guard during her 21 months as governor of the state. From Wordnik.com. [Clipmarks | Live Clips] Reference
"commanding" the US market and took a 35% share of sales between January and November. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmodo] Reference
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