The phrase "asserting the possibility that" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing hypothetical situations or expressing uncertainty about an outcome or event.
Example: "The researcher is asserting the possibility that climate change could lead to more extreme weather patterns."
Alternatives: "suggesting the likelihood that" or "indicating the chance that".
The film gently asserts the possibility that the humanities hold the key to understanding an alien culture – that speaking someone else's language, literally and metaphorically, might be what's required to avert violent disaster.
Let us examine how actualist representationists handle apparent modal truths asserting the possibility of non-actual objects.
Abrams would assert that enough irregularities occurred to raise the possibility that at least 18,000 Georgians either had their ballots thrown out or were not allowed to vote.
Others assert that utility to the wider family (for example, the possibility that the information could be used for family planning) is relevant [ 9].
The possibility that these instruments would be used to assert definitive conclusions of study quality is especially worrisome given the current lack of empirical support for their design.
Quinn has a great time, but when Artie broaches the possibility that she might always need a wheelchair; she asserts that she will walk again.
For example, the newly empowered board would set water and power rates, but the proposal leaves open the possibility that the City Council could still — and presumably would — assert jurisdiction over major decisions.
After all, in that case, instead of asserting that some physical situation is actually the case, the theory would only state the possibility that this is so.
If he were tried and acquitted, he could still assert the same right, citing the Justice Department's ongoing review of the case and the possibility that federal charges still could be filed.
To his credit, Harris never explicitly asserts that Western, democratic, secular values are sine qua non, and he repeatedly leaves open the possibility that other distinct, hypothetical systems can achieve equal or better levels of human flourishing.
