The last link in a clear and direct chain.

"And we've got a clear chain of custody on the murder weapon," Carella said.

It's so if either ship is destroyed, the company has a clear chain of command.

This huge resort complex has been slow to react, partly because there is no clear chain of command.

Priesthood is structured as a vertical hierarchy with a clear chain of command.

The Washington militia suffered from a lack of supplies, training, and a clear chain of command.

Among other things, they said, India has no formal nuclear command authority to set a clear decision-making chain in the event of a conflict.

But the witness also said that there was no clear chain of command inside the unit.

A clear chain of decision-making will make it possible to provide refuge for ships in distress.

"There is no decision-making process, no clear chain of command," the official said.