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  • His own people were running around trying to arrange Evac, and kept counter-manding him.

    Hullabaloo 2004

  • Vaughn knew there were those at Starfleet Command who were less than pleased with the idea of a non-Federation officer com-manding Starfleet personnel and a facility as impor-tant as DS9 was strategically.

    Demons Of Air And Darkness DeCandido, Keith R. A. 2001

  • Word was sent back to the com manding general, and Early, with skirmishers deployed, moved up the road to the "Y" and halted.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • Word was sent back to the com manding general, and Early, with skirmishers deployed, moved up the road to the "Y" and halted.

    LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001

  • He might have done so but for a voice which was calm and com - manding and ordered him to stay afloat.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • Those who entered did so out of desperation, dire need, or because they had been ordered to do so by their com - manding officer.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • The Marshal might be ripping up the pillows from the bed, arresting Planchet, de - manding to know the whereabouts of the king.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • This man, so feral and de - manding-burning almost at the point of madness-had begun to intrigue him.

    Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

  • "I'm afraid the old boy isn't awake yet," came a com - manding voice from the far side of the foyer.

    Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

  • With his wind - blown sandy hair, high forehead, green eyes, and intense thin-lipped mouth, the Colonel could imagine him com - manding a yacht heading into Newport harbor.

    Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995

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