Sentence examples for assert their prerogative from inspiring English sources

I would try to rebalance the powers with Congress, put pressure on the Congress to assert their prerogative in budgetary and military matters.

"The shareholder-management relationship is going through a sea change, with shareholders asserting their prerogative as owners of the company," she said.

Trump doesn't seem to have tried to stop the loss, though it marked the first time in many, many years both houses of Congress have asserted their prerogative to insure that the President consults with the legislative branch before making war.

And second, U.S. lawmakers are becoming more willing to assert their constitutional prerogatives as a coequal branch of government.

And yet there's much delight to be taken in the sinuous surprises and reversals of its plot, as we watch the wicked Valmont and Merteuil become ensnared by emotions they have rigorously held in check in order to assert their sexual prerogatives.

As other states assert their own diverse prerogatives, what will remain of the open, extraterrestrial realm that fired so many imaginations?

Industry researchers assert their findings, and government researchers assert theirs.

But the Russians like asserting their ownership.

Both men asserted their innocence.

Courageous women asserting their rights.

(Even PT Barnum never asserted their authenticity).