Sentence examples for asserted right from inspiring English sources

He asserted right up to the voting that tax increases were not on the table.

Much is made today of an asserted right of self-expression and of the related right to privacy.

The law did not invite constitutional scrutiny, he said, because it did not regulate commercial activity and because the asserted right of access was not fundamental.

But this right to speak out as citizens, in forums such as newspaper editorials or public meetings, is completely different from the asserted right to include material or views in the classroom in violation of orders from the government-controlled supervisory body.

The U.S. worked itself into a corner by insisting that no uranium enrichment would be permissible, an untenable position not only in light of facts on the ground -- Iran's extensive enrichment program -- but Iran's asserted right, under the NPT, to enrich.

On March 8 , 1885 Riel and the Métis passed a 10-point "Revolutionary Bill of Rights," in which the Métis asserted rights of possession to their farms.

It has also asserted rights over file formats and so-called "application programming interfaces" that let different types of software interact.

Claims 5 and 6 asserted rights not only to the complete BRCA genes, but also to segments as short as 15 base pairs ("mers") in length.

Her enthusiasm picking up, she happily asserts, "right now, we have access to clean water and we can keep our little children and homes clean".

Since rights assertions suggest conclusive reasons, people can be tempted to assert rights when they want to end a discussion instead of continuing it.

Does the consulting contract assert rights to your future IP, and, if so, is it a reasonable assertion?