Word: obeyed
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...reservist who does not obey his superiors and perform his duties may be accused of showing unpatriotic and egocentric self-regard...
...there to stay, slavishly waiting upon and subtly corrupting her brother-in-law. Still prim & proper, she cast her body before him, and while David did not succumb, he was vain enough to enjoy her worship. By hints he urged her not to marry, and she was delighted to obey...
...wife was expecting a child, he applied almost immediately for a ground job. He said that he had become afraid of flying. The Air Force turned down his request. Last December, when he was ordered to fly to England as copilot of a C124 cargo plane, Goodwin refused to obey. Last week at Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, a court-martial sentenced him to two years' hard labor and ordered him cashiered...
...good job and the right to drive on the wrong side of the street." The great world capital of Buenos Aires (pop. 3,000,371) has no traffic lights; the authorities tried the signals out some years ago, but had to remove them because drivers simply would not obey them...
...officer then read an article of war which stated that refusal to obey the command of a superior would bring "death or such other penalty as a court-martial may direct. Billings was told by the officer in charge, "Private Billings, I hereby give you a direct order to affix your fingerprints to this record of your induction." He refused, was taken off to the guardhouse, and held for courtmartial...