Mr. Branagh asserts his claim to the usurped throne of Scotland with an utterly assured and intelligent portrait of a desperate and less-than-brilliant man, in a production that steers clear of topical flourishes and postmodern interpolation.
The Times's Ben Brantley wrote of the Manchester production: Mr. Branagh asserts his claim to the usurped throne of Scotland with an utterly assured and intelligent portrait of a desperate and less-than-brilliant man, in a production that steers clear of topical flourishes and postmodern interpolation.
Unlike most accused rapists, an accused athlete typically asserts his claims through a press conference, putting his accuser on the defensive and touching off pretrial press coverage where the accuser is vilified as an opportunist out to seek fame or money by filing a false rape complaint.
When Chamorro was replaced by Adolfo Díaz in 1926, Sacasa returned to assert his claim to the presidency.
Ferdinand asserted his claim, but Süleyman then, posing as John Sigismund's protector, himself occupied most of central and southern Hungary, leaving Ferdinand with only the western portion.
After the deaths of Lothar (986) and Lothar's son and successor Louis V (987), Charles asserted his claim to the French throne.
In June 1340 a large English fleet commanded by Edward III set sail across the Channel to assert his claim to the French throne.
Berry Gordy Jr., Motown's founder, declined requests for an interview, but his lawyers contend that the original registration resulted from a clerical error, and that Mr. Strong passed up numerous opportunities to assert his claim.
EMPLOYING a mixture of bravado and cheek, Jean-Marie Messier, chairman of Vivendi, a fast-growing French media-to-utilities group, has once more asserted his claim to be France's most influential businessman.
Almost as early, and probably more important, was the typographer's addition of the colophon, in which the printer-publisher recorded the place and date of publication, asserted his claim to credit for his role in the production of the work, advertised the merits of the enterprise, and, on occasion, attempted to protect his property from the depredations of rival printer-publishers.
When Andronicus III died in 1341, Cantacuzenus asserted his claim as regent for the young John V, but when he (Cantacuzenus) left Constantinople to battle the Serbs in Thrace, his opponents led by John V's mother, Anna of Savoy declared him a traitor and imprisoned his supporters.
