Search Details

Word: commandantes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Robert Scales, a retired Army major general, suggests that having a military officer on the ticket is a mixed blessing. "The great strength of a military guy would be credibility on national security," says Scales, a military historian and former commandant of the Army War College. "The great weakness is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Military Veep Options | 6/12/2008 | See Source »

In this big, wide-ranging movie, scope is stressed at the expense of depth, and there is no time to develop any very complex characters. The most interesting of the lot is the fanatic British colonel, all of whose actions stem from one trait: conscientiousness carried to the point of...

Author: By Julius Novick | Title: At the Gary: The Bridge on the River Kwai | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

Holocaust survivor Andrew Burian recounted his experiences in concentration camps during World War II to warn against the dangers of discrimination and to emphasize the importance of kindness, before a crowd of nearly 400 last night in Memorial Church. Between the ages of 13 and 15, Burian spent time in...

Author: By Margaret E. Johnson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Survivor Recalls Holocaust | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

General Robert Magnus, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, WASHINGTON

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox: Nov. 5, 2007 | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

But it's not only retired ground-pounder officers like Andrew Krepinevich and Dakota Woods - who wrote the CSBA study - who are concerned. Conway, the Marine commandant, also said last week that while there is no questioning the imperative for MRAPs in Iraq, he wonders if their purchase will change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doubts About a New Armored Vehicle | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Next