The phrase "asserts itself on" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward in certain contexts.
It can be used when discussing how something makes its presence known or establishes itself in a particular situation or context.
Example: "The new policy asserts itself on the existing framework, challenging the status quo."
Alternatives: "establishes itself in" or "makes its presence felt in".
Turkey's cultural exports, not coincidentally, have also advanced its political ambitions as it asserts itself on that front, too, sending a flotilla to Gaza, defying the United States over sanctions on Iran, talking tough to its onetime ally, Israel, and giving Kemal Ataturk's constitutionally secular state an Islamic tinge.
Not only is he back, but the film, taking its lead from Lü's thorny writings, asserts itself on behalf of the country's minorities, and directs caustic criticism at the Han majority and even the Communist party itself; the representatives of the forces of progress wrecking the northern fringes.
John Vidal The talks saw Africa assert itself on the world stage.
Before a crowd of 10,753, Tennessee did not assert itself on offense until early in the second half.
The SNC has moved quickly to assert itself on the regional and international scene.
They have underscored how Vladimir Putin's Russia is determined to re-assert itself on the world stage – if only by its ability to say no.
Parliament will have an early opportunity to assert itself on an issue to which it is always paying lip service: the public right to know.
The countries of South-East Asia have learned the hard way the risks of living in the neighbourhood of a nation bent on asserting itself on the world's stage.
MY MOST RECENT BOUT, the one that landed me on 4 Center, an under-the-radar research unit at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, asserted itself on New Year's Eve, the last day of 2007.
Gonzaga led by 38-34 at halftime, but 17th-ranked St. Joseph's tied the score before the second half was a minute old and began to assert itself on both ends of the court.
But one could easily interpret that as a negative, a sign it invests too much money and value in sport as if only through sport can it assert itself on the world stage.
