Sentence examples for assert his conviction from inspiring English sources

If it did nothing else than persuade Johnson to clarify his views on Islam, assert his conviction that it is indeed a religion of peace, and get him to visit a few mosques in an attempt to win back votes he was convinced he had lost, then it was a great success.

In these cases, one often sees Voltaire defending less a carefully reasoned position on a complex philosophical problem than adopting a political position designed to assert his conviction that liberty of speech, no matter what the topic, is sacred and cannot be violated.

He refused to defend Nutt, and asserted his conviction that ecstasy was as harmful as heroin and crack cocaine.

A lower appellate court upheld the other counts but threw out the terrorism conviction, ruling that the facts showed that Mr. Morales acted to assert his gang's dominance over rival gangs.

It also helped Page assert his authority.

He continued to assert his innocence yesterday.

He asserted his connection with us.

Lawyers feel that Mr Fastow, who received a six-year sentence last month, was rewarded for co-operating with prosecutors, while Mr Skilling was punished simply for asserting his constitutional right to go to trial.His conviction and lengthy sentence highlight America's growing "criminalisation of agency costs", says Larry Ribstein, a law professor at the University of Illinois.

Then James asserted his authority.

Then he asserted his place among them.

He now proudly asserts his coinage.