"Well, they aren't exactly standard uniforms," the commander admitted uncomfortably.

"I couldn't say for sure," admitted the commander of the one remaining ship of this ill-fated expedition.

"Any military commander who is honest will admit that he makes mistakes in the application of military power," he declares.

"More than that, your highness," her army's commander admitted.

The police kept shooting for about ninety seconds: their commander, Major Mills, later admitted that his men were "excited and out of hand."

"Apparently your orders are genuine," admitted the senior commander.

We can't get them permanently established on Orum," admitted the commander.

We waited long for Takhisis's return, but now the commanders admit what most of us knew long before.

And few commanders would admit being indebted to an inferior officer for fear of appearing weak.

Yet commanders and politicians admit that forging a unified army will take a long time.