Sentence examples for asserting an active from inspiring English sources

Indeed, it was foolish of the Cameron government to allow the seemingly passive term "remain" to define the potential future of the U.K. in Europe rather than asserting an active goal for building a better future.

Baron's civic humanists advocated a departure from the medieval ideals of contemplation and asceticism to assert an active life that included trade and profit.

As Sri Lankan civil society asserts an increasingly active role in shaping its government's actions, one of its greatest resources will be the counsel of the civil society organizations in this room.

The Pentagon is also moving to assert a more active role in human spying operations.

These involve home visits and telephone follow-up, aimed to encourage patients to assert a more active role during care transitions.

It reflects both an acknowledgment of the need to be conciliatory in the face of threats of punishment from Washington and a fierce determination to maintain an active foreign policy that asserts France's independence but is certain to rankle Washington even more.

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The improvement in the debt markets has also helped the private equity industry — largely relegated to the margins in 2009 — assert itself as an active presence once again.

In a conversation between Ethan Zuckerman and Jay Rosen the other night, Ethan and Jay spoke about the people formerly known as the audience, who can now assert themselves as an active public by taking part in and amplifing stories like this one.

In particular, fear of political consequences has led U.S. politicians and policy makers to back away from asserting the active leadership needed to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

An intelligence assessment drafted by the CIA months prior to the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq asserting that Saddam Hussein harbored an active weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) cache has been thoroughly debunked time and again.