• Mr Chavez has also ordered the army to commandeer privately-owned ships, trucks and aircraft to distribute fuel and food.

    ECONOMIST: The president orders the army to break a general strike

  • In a few years, most cars will probably be able to detect hazards ahead and commandeer the brake pedal.

    FORBES: Self-Driving Cars Will Take Over By 2040

  • We commandeer people to serve in the military, to serve on juries, and to file a return and pay their taxes.

    WSJ: ObamaCare's Heritage

  • Botnet attackers commandeer personal computers as part of a large network of "zombie" computers that, on command, target companies for spam attacks to cripple IT capabilities.

    CNN: Twitter message could be cyber criminal at work

  • On December 18th he issued a decree authorising the armed forces to commandeer any ships, trucks or planes they needed in order to transport urgent supplies.

    ECONOMIST: The pressure mounts on Chavez

  • George Bush's budget director, the brilliant and calculating Richard Darman, managed to commandeer virtually the entire domestic agenda from his post in the Old Executive Office Building.

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  • So while Congress can't commandeer the states to do its bidding, it can offer them more or less any bargain it likes and states have the choice to voluntarily accept the terms or not.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: New Medicaid's Roach Motel

  • In theory, when someone unearths anything over 300 years old, he is supposed to contact the Directorate-General of Antiquities, which has three months to examine the object or site before deciding whether to commandeer it.

    ECONOMIST: A Phoenician statue for my coffee-table

  • Senior State Counselor Vincent Monda said prosecutors need to bring in witnesses from the British navy, Yemeni victims and seamen from the Danish cargo ship MV Powerful, which the suspects are charged with trying to commandeer.

    CNN: Somali men accused of piracy face January trial

  • After a round on the inflatable floating trampoline, jet-powered surfboards or James Bond-style underwater "sea bobs, " whoever's lucky enough to commandeer the master cabin can wash off in what Connor believes is the world's first yacht-board aromatherapy shower.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The half-dozen expedition ships that also visit each summer provide an opportunity for locals to ply their goods and make an income (and for the kids who managed to commandeer a Zodiac left on shore, a bit of summertime fun).

    BBC: Life in the fragile, frozen Arctic

  • Some employees are wondering how Marissa will feel if they commandeer the cubicle next to the new one they have been assigned, now that they can no longer work from home, so that they too can convert it into a nursery and bring their baby into the office?

    FORBES: Marissa Meyer at Yahoo! Declares: Face Time Is The Key

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