The phrase "assault something" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe an act of attacking or harming something, but it lacks specificity and clarity.
Example: "The protesters were accused of attempting to assault something, but the details were unclear."
Alternatives: "attack something" or "assault an object".
Why is an ad assault something that needs to be weighed?
Also, the N.D.A.A. ended the statute of limitations on military sexual assault — something that could be particularly important in a long war.
Gillibrand's passion on the issue of military assault (something Evan Osnos wrote about for The New Yorker) is unquestioned, and has already helped to push through crucial changes.
Schillings said his blog also claims Lawson was "feigning distress" at the assault, something it added is "entirely untrue and grossly defamatory".
He said: "The prosecution case is that Stuart Hazell had a sexual attraction for Tia Sharp, that there was some form of sexual assault, something of that kind, and that was the reason he killed her".
Tuilagi, who had not played since October 2014, this month completed an England ban imposed last summer when he appeared in court charged with assault; something that turned out to be academic because he would not have been fit to play in the World Cup.
But after reading other women's entries on the Everyday Sexism Project, the next time she was assaulted, something shifted.
She still puts the blame on UVA for not "doing its job" and not properly investigating sexual assaults, something she's been vocal about with other colleges.
The irony, of course, is that all of the women believe they were treated terribly by their schools after reporting sexual assaults, something University of Oregon researcher Jennifer Freyd calls "institutional betrayal".
Blake describes his assault as something that happened because he was naïve and lacked the experience to tell that something was wrong.
It's seen as an assault on something.
