"I could fire you," the commander suggested, but again the butler shook his head.

My commander suggests that you stand by to abandon ship.

An American commander suggested, however, that the definition of cease-fire was flexible.

The approach today is also more aggressive than some commanders initially suggested.

The general will also face a court-martial at which, top military commanders have suggested, he may be tried for treason.

The commander suggests that the hill to the left, there, offers the best command of the approach to our lines.

A military commander there suggested that might be an indication that fewer standard explosives are available.

That is a far higher proportion than military commanders have suggested or that most experts believe.

"I could send a contingent out to put a stop to this," suggested the young commander.

In fact, the commander suggested that the young man might have made a good lancer officer.