Sentence examples for affirm itself as from inspiring English sources

In the centuries since French celebrities began washing up on its shores, Russia has used them to affirm itself as a center of European culture, as well as to poke its finger in the eye of Western nations.

"It is not that Islam poses a problem in the sense that it is a dangerous religion, but in as far as it wants to affirm itself as a religion of the Republic," reads some of the quotes from the controversial book.

The Godfather is a temptation of Christ for Nietzschean times – when the Don is dead, will-to-power affirms itself as a "yes!" to criminal life.

In the context of the 21st century global politics -- as the Chinese renaissance affirms itself as the world's major factor of change -- the apprehension it generates around China and beyond, in the West, has to be defeated before it induces the follies of confrontation.

Google's Richard Salgado affirmed that the company sees itself as a technology platform, not a media company or newspaper.

Negative community needs enemies--it needs scapegoats--in order to sustain itself as a community and affirm its own honor.

There's nothing within a movie that can affirm its status as drama or as report.

In addition, Turrell has scheduled a series of tours of the Crater (patrons only) — all serving to affirm him as a visionary artist whose medium is light itself.

The Nobel was seen, Lovell writes, as something that would "affirm China as a powerful, modern, international civilization".

But if you need me to affirm you as a brother in Christ I can do that".

In this case, development assistance represents the means for smaller countries to affirm themselves as members of the international community.