1.   A military commander should order his troops in the way best calculated to achieve victory at a minimal cost.

2.   But in recent months top military commanders have dispatched a message of their own to the president.

3.   It should be remembered that Xenophon was no weak sentimentalist, but a highly skilled and successful military commander.

4.   Moreover his domestic position was seriously weakened by his obvious lack of success as a diplomat and a military commander.

5.   Much more than a military commander, Pompey appointed kings and created new Roman provinces.

6.   Senior military commanders have also quietly thrown their support behind Gen Bimantoro, according to political sources.

7.   The Prime Minister caused a storm by criticizing military commanders.

8.   They fled to Fort Gibson, where the military commander accorded them temporary protection until he could get instructions from Washington.

9.   Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup.