The great believers in command economics, who led much of Africa to independence, would have been dumbfounded at a recent gathering, organised by the World Economic Forum, of southern African leaders in Harare.

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Similarly, his foray into geopolitics--he thinks Krakatoa contributed to the rise of modern Muslim extremism--suffers from the book's lack of endnotes, and from Winchester's occasional overconfidence in his command of this great mass of material.

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The compass was also invented in China, and records exist of how a great fleet was sent under the command of Admiral Zheng He in the early 15th century to show the Chinese imperial flag in the ports of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, a fleet said to be the largest seen in the world up to that time.

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But Windows did not kill the command line because it was full of great metaphors.

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As it stands, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission is an fascinating and interesting game rather than a great one.

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"Bentley Priory is the epitome of the command of the Battle of Britain and if the Battle of Trafalgar saved Great Britain, the Battle of Britain saved the world, " he said.

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"The great majority of the people say enough, " said Admiral Leighton Smith of the NATO Southern Command, who was finally able to land when the fog lifted temporarily.

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