Sentence examples for could have asserted from inspiring English sources

They said he could have asserted his Fifth Amendment rights through a written affidavit.

The respondent could have asserted a moral right to be publicly identified with his artistic work in this respect.

The channel could have asserted that Jon Stewart's show is a current affairs show so that the context did not apply.

AT&T easily could have asserted its alleged 'injury' in the form of a proof of administrative claim, without any need to request a change to the plan.

Nor is there any need to inquire whether DeForte could have asserted a Fourth or Fifth Amendment claim on behalf of the Union, for he did not do so.

Gershom Gorenberg puts the post-1967 issue with great clarity in his fine book, "The Unmaking of Israel": "If Israel really believed that the territorial division created by the 1949 armistice was null and void, it could have asserted its sovereignty in all of former Palestine — and granted the vote and other democratic rights to all inhabitants".

Politicians could then have asserted that the economy had pulled clear of the gloom that followed the first consumption-tax rise.

It found that the sugar was located within Cuban territory at the time of expropriation and determined that under merchant law common to civilized countries Farr, Whitlock could not have asserted ownership of the sugar against C.A.V. before making payment.

Nobody wanted a health plan written wholly by White House wonks; but there was a middle ground available, where the president could simply have asserted his will more forcefully over the process.Mr Obama is trying a more hands-on approach to regulating Wall Street, proposing a stronger role for the Federal Reserve in preventing financial firms from taking risks that imperil the system.

If they believed that God doesn't make mistakes, how could Leelah's parents have asserted that their child was anything other than perfect?

Blair's current work trying to bring about peace in the Middle East, into which he is investing immense energy, is forlorn compared to the impact he could have made if he had have asserted himself on the White House when he had real leverage.