The phrase "asserted in the course of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing statements or claims made during a particular process or event.
Example: "The findings were asserted in the course of the investigation, highlighting the need for further research."
Alternatives: "stated during" or "declared throughout".
At the time, his lawyers asserted that in the course of his work he "sustained seriously disabling psychiatric symptomatology" and as a result should receive a disability pension from the city.
No copyright can be asserted in the verbatim representation of such statements of others.
Clinical experience asserts that the course of illness for patients with clinical burnout/exhaustion is often long-lasting.
Nor was the gender-split tandem omitted: David Mamet's "Oleanna" made a brief appearance on Broadway in the fall, and one of the highlights of the spring season Off Broadway was David Ives's savory comedy-drama "Venus in Fur," in which newcomer Nina Arianda made a spectacular debut as an actress asserting control over a playwright in the course of an erotically tinged audition.
They further believe in the transmigration of souls, asserting that every person must pass through 1,001 incarnations, in the course of which he receives the proper reward for his actions.
Mr. Bush's standing improved considerably in the course of the three debates, Mr. Taft asserted, despite early expectations that they would help Mr. Gore.
Although in the course of the news conference the former Enron boss asserted that he took responsibility for Enron's collapse as chairman, he insisted "that does not mean I know everything that went on at Enron".
HERR BOHM: The Prosecution assert further-and I ask whether you know anything about this-that in the course of extending the war effort, 86percentt of the professional leadership corps were made available.
In the course of this transaction, a variety of fraud claims were eventually asserted, resulting in litigation.
