Sentence examples for affirming his position from inspiring English sources

Protasov scored the third goal midway through the second half, affirming his position as one of the Soviet team's top attacking players.

Mr. Abdullah, whose coalition is dominated by the United Malays National Organization, called the early elections as a way of affirming his position at the helm of Southeast Asia's most modern Muslim country.

At the news conference in Chicago, Mr. Obama affirmed his position that it would be unacceptable to allow the auto industry to collapse.

On Tuesday, Canada's transport minister affirmed his position that Canada would not ground the planes until investigators determined the cause of the crash on Sunday.

Irving H. Picard, the trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff's investment advisory firm, received good news from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday when it affirmed his position on how investor claims should be treated.

Agile and spry for his size, O'Neal affirmed his position as the most dominant player in the game, mowing over the rest of the league like a beer truck with a broken parking brake.

While it might seem from President Bush's poll numbers that there is no more effective way to lead than simply to assert something with the courage of one's convictions, a true democratic leader will affirm his position and articulate the reasons for it clearly while respecting and listening to the positions and reasons of others.

Aubame affirmed his position that he did not participate in its planning.

Essone said that almost all Gabonese military officers knew of an imminent coup beforehand, while Aubame affirmed his position that he did not participate in its planning.

Messi affirmed his position as the world's best player by giving Neymar yet another lesson in the art of footballing magic by scoring three spectacular goals.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, in his review of The Master wrote: The Master, the sixth film from the 42-year-old writer-director, affirms his position as the foremost filmmaking talent of his generation.