Some of the rank and file are already complaining that they did not even elect Mr Badawi as deputy leader (he was appointed by Dr Mahathir), let alone select him to run the country.Mr Badawi's chances of asserting control will depend in part on the timing of the elections, which the prime minister can call at any point until late 2004.
The lead role gives Mr. Day-Lewis's natural charisma more of a chance to assert itself, but his portrayal feels muffled — he's constrained by the stiff-upper-lip sentimentality of the story and the clichés of repression and nobility that Alex represents.
After bumping along at around.500 for the next month, the White Sox had a great chance to assert control of the division: six games in 10 days against the Minnesota Twins, a make-or-break, settle-it-here set-to with their chief rival.
The standards committee's inquiry will drag on for several weeks, giving the Scottish National Party and the Conservatives plenty of chances to assert that New Labour, far from bringing progressive politics into Scotland, is aping the worst habits of Westminster.Even when the inquiry is over, the row will not be done with.
It also gives him a chance to assert his own rhythmic and tonal authority: during one section of "The Leaves, The Rain," a quietly pensive ballad, he strummed a tight bramble of double-stop chords, his output brusque and dark.
But he wasn't quite finished; his persistent refusal to recognise the legitimacy of his trial and contempt for the series of judges who oversaw his case gave him one last chance to assert his authority.
This retreat gave the government a chance to assert itself.
Last weekend's two-game sweep of the Yankees was supposed to be a launching point for the Mets, a chance to assert themselves in the National League East.
She won as a write-in candidate and has seized the chance to assert her independence.
Sir Hugh Orde, who would like to be Commissioner, saw his chance to assert himself.
Club Kira sometimes gives its customers an extra chance to assert their masculinity.
