Sentence examples for aggressive assertions from inspiring English sources

Before the Iraq war, Mr. McCain generally opposed aggressive assertions of American power abroad.

Benedict Allen, a British explorer and filmmaker who describes himself as a survivalist, is authoritative and indirectly competitive — he has an English nanny's way of phrasing aggressive assertions in the form of a question.

Quite sensibly we've become inured to claims of British supremacy in most areas of life: those sweeping and creepily aggressive assertions that the British police, or army, or whatever, "are the best in the world".

Compared to these truly aggressive assertions of executive authority, President Obama's new immigration policy is presidential child's play.

The Soviet collapse ushered in a decade of unchallenged supremacy for the United States and the aggressive assertion of American values.

But Silver Linings Playbook's own aggressive assertion that it is refreshingly unique and cutting edge isn't enough to cover up how cookie-cutter it really is.

"And I think it makes my case that people are looking for a more aggressive assertion of Democratic programs and principles".

The continued expansion of the Normans in southern Italy and their aggressive assertion of titles William de Hauteville (William Iron Arm), for example, assumed the title of count of Puglia influenced Leo to forge an alliance of papal, imperial, and Byzantine forces.

The drag queen's performance and its enthusiastic reception was a sign of the world's moral decline and part the aggressive assertion of Western cultural norms, according to Vladimir Legoyda.

He is widely considered to have been among the most powerful vice presidents in American history, working behind the scenes on policies as varied as energy and counterterrorism and advocating an aggressive assertion of presidential power.

Even countries once far from the American orbit, like Vietnam and India, are being driven closer to it by China's aggressive assertion of territorial claims.Some of China's apparently inept diplomacy may be a result of poorly co-ordinated foreign policy.