Practical philosophies are claimed in the name of nudism – as a proof against alienation, as an assertion of our common humanity, as a rejection of status-giving corporate brands and logos, as a route to inclusion and tolerance and social justice.
And while there was certainly an assertion of popular common sense in Newt Gingrich's weak fourth-place finish — it had looked, two weeks ago, like he might win — the role that unchecked Super PAC spending played in his defeat has to make one wary of what's to come.
In 1969, he had publicly declared: "We will judge other countries, including communist countries, on the basis of their actions, not on the basis of their domestic ideologies". This is a common assertion of a school of foreign policy called "realism" - that only the external behavior of regimes really matters, that their internal conduct does not concern American interests.
"The study shows — once again — that the common assertion of a 'concealed ovulation' in human females needs to be reconsidered," Fink said.
Lawyers say Mr. Oteri's strategy of admitting some damaging assertions is a common but hazardous one.
It can be some assertion of the common good.
This spontaneous assertion of the common values of humanity, courage and resilience mirrors the reaction of residents of other European cities who have lived through similar atrocities.
The most common, if not the invariable, test of departure in law, as settled by the authorities referred to, is a change from the assertion of a cause of action under the common or general law to a reliance upon a statute giving a particular or exceptional right.
By designating the problem in this manner, and identifying political opponents through the ideology of crime and disorder, she was able to link her successes to a simple assertion of common sense.
The assertion of common descent could also have been disproven with the invention of DNA analysis.
