Sentence examples for asserted itself as from inspiring English sources

IN the summer of 1991 the sheath dress asserted itself as an uptown badge of chic.

The group has asserted itself as a leader in speaking for developing nations.

It has never asserted itself as a centre of radical art or music.

Why have hitters in the A.L., which has long asserted itself as the more muscular league, turned meeker across the first six weeks of 2008?

BIG 12 With a strong defensive effort in a nonconference victory over No. 3 Villanova, No. 8 Texas asserted itself as the team to beat.

It also marked a move forward as the Long Island Association, once primarily a regional chamber of commerce, asserted itself as a political entity and economic think tank.

Only recently has it begun to assert itself as an independent nation.

The desire for peace asserts itself as the most basic human right.

Atlanta stepped into the void, asserting itself as the dominant power in the N.F.C. South.

But he maintained a level of detachment that would eventually assert itself as ambition.

"Now the west is asserting itself as a full and equal political partner in the federation".