Sentence examples for assert our needs from inspiring English sources

In order for us to have happy and fulfilling relationships, we need to assert our needs effectively without resorting to attacks or defensiveness.

Obama has repeatedly offered precisely the "unifying story" critics assert our country needs.

More broadly, Obama has repeatedly offered precisely the "unifying story" Douthat and Brooks assert our country needs, one that includes both the traditional heroes from the "older narrative" Douthat says appeals to many, as well as figures representing a much broader cast of characters, i.e., those excluded from the older narrative, and who are pretty heroic as well.

First, the need to assert our independence.

"We need to assert our leadership on these issues".

Or maybe we still feel we need to assert our presence and identity?

We need to assert our belief in the notion that being professional is both positive and necessary: it is crucial to future social work's success.

There is in reality as much need to assert our sovereignty through an increased military and governmental presence in the north as there is in, say, Newfoundland.What is in dispute is Canada's claim that the Northwest Passage is Canadian "internal waters", a claim that almost nobody else accepts, including the United States, the European Union and Japan.

"At a time when there seems to be a rise in negative attitudes such as Islamophobia and the scapegoating of immigrants, we need to assert our pride in being a truly international city where people with roots across the world can live and work together".

However, it's important to assert your needs based on what you feel is necessary for your productivity.

Asserting your needs actually attracts women.