Sentence examples for asserting the right from inspiring English sources

"How broadly are you asserting the right of the United States to target an American citizen?

The Israeli government, asserting the right to assassinate militants, killed five Islamist activists, plus a mistakenly suspected taxi driver.

Citigroup isn't asserting the right to use "thankyou" in all contexts — just when it comes to loyalty and rewards programs.

Rolling Thunder blends remembrance with protest (it is officially a "First Amendment demonstration", asserting the right of citizens to assemble and demand redress from the government).

Nonetheless, by asserting the right of the accused to a fair trial he will uphold the Constitution — or, as he calls it, "the rule book".

The Supreme Court's decision not to hear this appeal comes as the Bush administration is increasingly asserting the right to conduct law enforcement in secret.

Furthermore, the main thrust of UN efforts with respect to statelessness, and evaluations of the efficacy of documents asserting the rights of the stateless, has been directed at reducing and eliminating statelessness rather than asserting the rights of the stateless [ 41].

In contrast, ideological arguments that were socializing in nature either directly challenged the claim of individual rights by asserting the rights of nonsmokers or called upon government to respond to majority will and to protect the health of the public.

Non-Jews rarely assert the right to head Jewish groups.

Wolf asserted the right of the protesters to use the sidewalk.

As Pete Seeger once asserted: "The right song, at the right time, can change history".