Sentence examples for affirm its right from inspiring English sources

The Catawba Indian Nation said that if the State Legislature did not approve its request to build a high-stakes electronic bingo hall in Santee, it planned to open a video poker operation on its York County reservation, and it has asked the Federal District Court to affirm its right to do so.

Relations have soured since Xi became president in early 2013 and began pushing a far more assertive and nationalistic foreign policy, notably in the South China Sea where Beijing has sought to affirm its rights over disputed territory through a controversial artificial island building campaign.

It stubbornly affirms its right, under the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, to enrich uranium for civil energy purposes.

The Roman church therefore affirmed its right to determine what it believed by consulting its own beliefs as well as the Scriptures.

Like Kushner, Pinter was also highly critical of modern Israel, while affirming its right to exist.

In affirming its "right" to free speech, Charlie Hebdo has used a blunt instrument to smash apart a genuine moment of hope and togetherness.

The U.S. organization has sought to include boys of diverse backgrounds, while the courts have affirmed its right as a private organization to set standards barring some groups from membership or leadership.

I play therefore I am: a style of play is a way of being that reveals the unique profile of each community and affirms its right to be different.

Recently, Qorvis helped frame the kingdom's crackdown on protests by highlighting statements made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in which she emphasized America's commitment to Bahrain and affirmed its "sovereign right" to invite security forces from other countries.

After much discussion, the Congress issued a Declaration of Rights, affirming its loyalty to the British Crown, but disputing the British Parliament's right to tax the colonies.

Before leaving, they said, he delivered an ultimatum that a new constitution could proceed only if it affirmed the right of the Bosnian Serb Republic to national self-determination and enshrined its right to hold a referendum on independence.