"Over the past year we had more and more of a case, " he says, citing such things as the identical command lines and user manuals between Cisco and Huawei products.

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The dominance of a single individual gives them clear lines of command and enormous flexibility.

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But he insists the lines of command are slowly being mapped out, and "the picture should change next week".

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There are seven different agencies, no clear lines of command.

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Beyond these questions about the relationship between the two strategies, the 2011 strategy does not address many of the key concerns raised by the GAO and the Congress about definitions, authorities, and lines of command.

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He did well just to keep the show on the road, but was hampered by hideously unclear lines of command, by American-European rivalries, and by the reluctance of the three antagonistic communities to seek a genuine accommodation.

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The prime minister's strengths were his usual ones: a good command of detail and a flair for creating dividing lines with Mr Cameron, especially on public spending.

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The draft inverts the NFL hierarchy the bad teams, punch lines September through January, get the best picks and command most of the attention.

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