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He doesn't have very good command of his fastball. He's not exactly the Friday-night guy we thought we were going to have. Either he's going to stay the way he is, and we're going to have to score more than five runs, or it's going to be a work in progress.

He got off to a good run, but his command has become a little more inconsistent of late. He's got a history of issues with command. If his command doesn't get to be above average, he will fall in the line of a lot of pitchers who will show you a good game once in a while, and then you wonder why they don't have more success.

Local responders are on top of disasters while it takes state and federal officials arrive many hours to many days later. Yet, we continue to see more and more layers from the top levels of the chain of command on down to us.

My mother liked to command me to do things I found scary. I always wanted to stay home and read. My mother only ever wanted me to get away.

My mechanics were good. I had command of my fastball ... I was changing speeds.

Matt just is rolling, ... He's in such command right now.

Looking closely at these cases, we found time and again badly flawed investigations, and a lack of command responsibility for what's gone wrong ? especially in cases where victims were tortured to death. The result across the board has been to create a culture of impunity, where no one, especially not command, is held fully accountable for detainee deaths. If the United States is serious about preventing torture going forward, there must be accountability up and down the chain of command.

That command just created an internal skeleton for this object.

I said, 'Yes, you do.' But he says, 'What will the devil do to me?' I said to him, 'You command the devil to go if he's there. In the name of the church, as archbishop, I command you to go and do it.'

Really, of all the important mission responsibilities assigned to United States Strategic Command by the president, none is more important than our responsibility to deter a strategic attack on the United States and our allies and partners.

States are looking for low-cost solutions that will enable better communication, while avoiding the danger in which the chain of command breaks down in emergencies. We do not want everyone talking to everyone else all the time.

rejects of the old ways of command and control from above.

Our mantra is good pitching and good defense, so that was kind of a typical game for us. For (Peacock) to be able to command three pitches like that was very impressive.

I seemed to have command of every pitch. I'm feeling better.

I will be able to determine which (leads) are good, which ones we have already done, and send them back to the command post here and hopefully have them go out and catch this guy.

Kyle just has had amazing command of his pitch location. He's bearing down on every pitch. He's been nearly perfect.

I think David's ready to take his game to the next level. He has a better command of the offense. He's got a sense of urgency. He expects to win.

Jeff had a seven-pitch first and 35-pitch second, and we were hoping he'd adjust somewhere in the middle. But he couldn't. His location was off and his command, and command is the key element to success on a consistent basis.

Jeff has paid his dues to the company. I expect him to be good, I mean real good. He can be a guy who can do it all, there is no doubt in my mind. The Jeff Rowe I am expecting this season is going to be a difference-maker. He has to take command of this thing. If things aren't going right, he doesn't have to fix everything, he just has to put us in position to make things go right.

Jason threw exceptionally well. He had great command of his fastball and mixed his off-speed in well. He kept them off balance and had a real strong outing.

Julie threw the ball well tonight. She was in command from the beginning.

John was outstanding. We all know how our ballpark plays for left-handers if they can command the inner half of the plate and change speeds on the outer half.

I'm still not putting guys away when I get ahead right now. It's killing me a little bit, but luckily the defense is bailing me out. I'm battling right now. My command is not where I want it to be at all and it's making innings interesting.

It is exciting, ... One, because it's Funny Car, and, two, to dethrone any one of Force's cars that have had such a command on the Funny Car championship over the years is a big thing.

It is exciting. One, because it's Funny Car, and, two, to dethrone any one of Force's cars that have had such a command on the Funny Car championship over the years is a big thing.

It is clear to us that a sale of the company is likely to occur in 2006. With business having improved on the margin, we believe Jill shares could likely command a slight premium to Liz Claiborne's original $18 offer.

I think Lew and the ownership group have proved things are different now. They've bumped the payroll and allowed us to do some things, but ultimately Barry is going to command a lot of money. He's earned it and he deserves it.

I thought I threw the ball well. It was a lot better than my last start. My command was there, so I'm not really worried about the five runs. I threw all my pitches for strikes, so I can't really complain.

I thought his command wasn't as good as we would've liked to have seen it. But his stuff was good.

I thought his velocity would increase dramatically in college. But that didn't happen. We didn't see dramatic change. He's throwing 79-82 mph. But he has excellent command of four pitches.

I thought he handled a couple of challenges very well. I thought his first 10 pitches were up a bit, and then I thought he got pretty good command of the strike zone down.

J.P. Morgan had a fairly strong independent streak. In the last two-to-three years, they decided they were going to try to get their brand name out there to and leverage that into a business stream of revenue that would have allowed them to remain independent. It didn't work. Their second goal: If you can't do it internally, let's command an extreme premium for that brand name. And they did that. Chase paid top dollar.

I think the American people won by having a good opportunity to gauge these two men and they especially walked with a firm relocation of what they thought so highly of Dick Cheney during the Gulf War ... He was clearly in command tonight.

It is important to go after the air defenses of the Taliban, and their aircraft, ... We are also targeting the command facilities of terrorist forces.

Law is intelligence, whose natural function it is to command right conduct and forbid wrongdoing

Lawlessness, already endemic, is worsening amid uncertainties concerning command and control of the security forces within the new dispensation and signs of a struggle between the presidency and the new government.

It is a very great mistake, common to counsel, and especially to young counsel, to consider that a decision of any court must necessarily command the respect of another.

I think all their command was off, which is pretty typical. We're going to have to deal with lack of command for a while, as most of the Rangers pitchers were dealing with it, too. I don't pay much attention to it. Having them to be able to repeat their delivery is going to take some time. As far as results, I don't pay a whole lot of attention the first week to 10 days.

Our scouts thought he could hit at a big league level because he swung a good bat and had a good command of the strike zone.

Our findings reveal a picture of military discipline from which the doctrine of command responsibility is completely absent.

Our goal is to give our Incident Command Team the same communications support capabilities at the scene of an emergency as they would have in the office.

I think, on reflection, that it was a losing battle right from the start, but when we were - I mean, I was - the ultimate in any professional officer's career was to command a battalion or a regiment in operations, and that's exactly the way I looked at it, and certainly I wasn't too worried about whether the war was right or wrong.

It enables you to create balance and direction over the rubber. It freed him to where all his energy was going to home plate. His command today was outstanding. He just nailed a spot over and over and over again.

I think I got more publicity the first day than I have in 56 years. When I'm not there I command more attention than when I am there.

I was in command early and then I let it slip away. Looking back you can definitely say (rallying from 40-0) was a changing point in this match. I was able to win five points in a row.

I was in command of it all night,

I think he didn't have great command on what he's trying to do out there. He's been very tough against us, so it was good to jump on him early.

It doesn't seem like we have anybody right now who will come in and take control of the game. They're struggling with their command and other teams are taking advantage of it. San Antonio was coming in with a nine-game losing streak and you know they weren't going to go away easily. But you still have to make pitches.

It felt good to go out there and do well today. I threw a lot of fastballs and had good command throughout.

I think the main problem was he couldn't feel the ball in his fingers. I guess it's cold, and the ball is a little slicker when it's cold, and he really couldn't feel it. Consequently, he starts trying to drop down, different things to try to command the strike zone, and he had trouble commanding the strike zone.

I threw all my pitches that were ready today. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.

I threw all my pitches that were ready today. The split's always the last pitch to come around for me. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.

I threw some pretty good breaking balls, a lot of curveballs. I tried to throw a few more change ups. I was able to work on that a little bit. My curveball was real good. My fastball command was not as good as it usually is. I walked a couple of guys.

It has always been a contentious issue. Americans don't like to be under command of other nations.

I thought Barry had command from the first pitch on all of his stuff.

I thought Eaton was better. His overall stuff and command were better. He should feel good about that outing.

I take my hat off to Erickson. He's a polished high school pitcher who has command of three pitches and moves the ball in and out. It's impressive.

I think it's a mix of a lot of things. Obviously we have good players. Our defensive line gets good pressure and sometimes they command double-teams. That frees space up for other players to make plays. It's just good team defense.

Today she just took command out there. The kids wanted it and Stacey did a great job and my hat goes off to (Marian), they did a great job too.

We have the resources we need, we've deployed additional command control staff if we need to escalate this to a major flood fight.

The quarterback was good. He was in command of everything that was happening out there. He was aware of the defense.

Those are young pitchers who made the adjustments, learned how important it is to get ahead in the count. There isn't much I can say positive about the first 3 2/3 innings of this game. Oliver had a decent first inning but after that there was no command to speak of.

The Army medical command is putting all of its assets on medical and psychological behind their maximized recovery, ... We want to make sure they get the best of care.

The approach, ... (is) to avoid giving specific responses to any direct questions on legal issues likely to come before the court, but demonstrating in the response a firm command of the subject area and awareness of the relevant precedents and arguments.

The approach was to avoid giving specific responses to any direct questions on legal issues likely to come before the court, but demonstrating in the response a firm command of the subject area and awareness of the relevant precedents and arguments,

We have undiminished faith in the professional loyalty of the (armed forces) and the full capacity of the command to deal with these controversies.

I was better than I thought I would be. I'm more happy about having my command than anything.

I was one of 101 black officers arrested. And this was April 12th of 1945; they charged us with the 69th article of war - which is treason during wartime. Actually, what we did helped to get Colonel Davis back to command the group - the composite group here in the states. And also helped integrate the Air Force and the rest of the Armed Forces.

Merging with BellSouth would give AT&T that much greater market power and command over access networks. So I think it's a legitimate concern, considering that AT&T is already leaning toward premium pricing for companies that use their broadband networks to reach customers.

Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should play a role in defusing and settling them. Without giving up our sovereignty, we can help the UN with better training and better command and control in order to develop more effective peacekeeping forces.

My breaking ball, I didn't have command of it. I threw a fastball and he really wasn't timid at all.

My breaking ball was my top pitch. It's been a while since I was able to control and command it.

My breaking ball was my top pitch tonight. It has been a while since I have been able to control it and have command of it.

My command was OK, most of all I was just trying to be too perfect. I was trying to hit the corners and was just missing. I felt pretty good in the bullpen and I thought I could do something, things that really didn't work out as I planned. I just had to bear down and make pitches and get out of certain situations.

My command was pretty terrible, obviously. I can't remember the last time I've hit three batters in one game, walked two guys on top of that and pitched behind in the count so much. None of that was good.

We had chances. He struggled with his command and that got the pitch count up pretty fast but you've got to get that hit that brings in some runs. We just couldn't get it.

We had chances. (Martinez) struggled with his command and that got the pitch count up pretty fast but you've got to get that hit that brings in some runs. We just couldn't get it.

You know, in spring training, you go two, three, four, five innings and you almost forget what it's like to go seven, eight innings. Some pitchers in April, their arms feel great. They are fresh coming out of spring training. Me, I feel like my command gets a lot better after April.

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail.

We are the only community that has an independent command center.

We care about the detainees being treated right. We care about soldiers behaving right. We are about command systems working.

We had total command of that game until 7 minutes left. ... We had a few bad minutes of the game, and that was the outcome.

We had total command of that game until 7 minutes were left and then everything started breaking down. We had a few bad minutes as a team and that was the outcome. We couldn't control a two-goal lead. We did everything we needed to do to win that game, yet we didn't. It was disheartening.

That's three quality starts in a row where he's had command of his fastball. His confidence is soaring.

That's the ups and downs of a closer, especially one who works with command more than power.

That was a surprise. We haven't seen that from Oswalt. He struggled with his command and just didn't look comfortable in that first inning. This is very much uncharacteristic of the way he's pitched.

The fact of the matter is criminals have been operating in seaports a long, long time. The bad guys know how open the system is. The good guys don't seem to have a real command on it here because we haven't paid as much attention to this problem as we need to.

The extent to which disparaging speech or expression with respect to sexual orientation occurs or is tolerated by individuals in the chain of command will be assessed.

The facilities departments will have command centers set up at both the North and South sites. It will be the primary responsibility of these facilities' command centers to monitor utilities and other external entities and their possible effects on continued and safe operations at MSA.

The fact is, Kim pitched without a fastball or command of it. That's usually a recipe for disaster in this park.

There is a simple, three-step way of doing things. Give the dog a simple command - just one word, no rambling on - and explain what you have done and get the result. For example, tell the dog to sit, push its rear down and then give him lots of praise when he does it. He'll get it in the end.

We held out as long as we could. In order to get the gates up and running for the airport's regular schedule of flights, we had to take the command center down. Everything is still there at the airport and can be reassembled in a very short time if a flight does come to Rockford.

She was without any power, because she was without any desire of command over herself.

The power to command frequently causes failure to think.

Why has no religion this command before all others: Thou shalt work?

To put it another way, I believe that purpose and principle, clearly understood and articulated, and commonly shared, are the genetic code of any healthy organization. To the degree that you hold purpose and principles in common among you, you can dispense with command and control. People will know how to behave in accordance with them, and they'll do it in thousands of unimaginable, creative ways. The organization will become a vital, living set of beliefs.

Those on either side of the conflict who commit violations must be held accountable -- not only the perpetrators but also those in command of forces which commit such acts may be subject to individual criminal responsibility before a court of law.

We did strike that border command post. It was until very recently in the hands of the Yugoslav army, but it appears that it was then subsequently taken over by the (KLA).

We did the things today we need to do to win. Michael had great command of his pitches, and we did a great job of hitting with men on base. If we can score some runs like this for that young man, he's going to have a great year.

To me, your closer needs to be able to throw the ball over the plate regardless of what he is throwing, ... If you don't have pinpoint command you need to have an out pitch, a swing and miss pitch.