Meanings of give commissions in English

The Army wants to give commissions to men like you.

He thinks you have not a power to give commissions that will command him.

It was afterwards reported to me that the Pope has said: One can give commissions, but not the prudence to perform them.

One may imagine a crisis when they would give commissions to men of my age or older for the cavalry-heavylosses of officers.

You're the kind they give commissions to, now and then-andyour folks in the old country never raised you for a police trooper.

General Thomas announced that he brought authority to raise as many regiments as possible, and to give commissions to all proper persons who desired them.

Vacancies have been caused recently by casualties and by men being given commissions.

Inspector Scarth, Constables C. P. Ermatinger, and J. G. French were given commissions.

He gave commissions right and left, always with the stipulation that the artists _make haste.

The tide of Meissonier's prosperity began to ebb: prospective buyers kept away; those who had given commissions canceled them.

My new buildings rise so swiftly, that I shall have not a shilling left, so far from giving commissions on Amsterdam.

When He gave commissions to His disciples (not exclusively to the apostles), He said, "Lo, I am with you."

"Yes," Rangely assented, rather doubtfully, "in the matter of giving commissions it certainly is."

"No," sighed Radley, "but they give commissions to all old public-schoolboys, if there's a big war.