Sentences with 'asserting'
Example sentences and phrases with the word asserting and other words derived from it.
• « During his reign, Ivan IV the Terrible succeeded in asserting his authority through brutality and terror. »
• « When faced with conflictive situations for a state, the ways of asserting its sovereignty, in general terms, can be grouped into two broad categories: negotiation and force. »
• « However, Marshall also held that the Judiciary Act of Congress of 1789, which would have given the Supreme Court the power to grant Marbury's appeal, was unconstitutional because the Constitution did not allow cases like Marbury's to go directly to the Supreme Court. Marshall thus established the principle of judicial review, which strengthened the court by asserting its power to review (and possibly overturn) the actions of Congress and the president. Jefferson did not like it, but neither did Marbury, who received his commission. »
• « Using force, taking action and asserting white supremacy in these militaristic impulses were seen by many as an ideal of American masculine vigour. »