Sentence examples similar to decision of assuming from inspiring English sources

"I had been an abolitionist too long, and had known and loved John Brown too well, not to feel a thrill of joy at last on finding myself in the position where he only wished to be," he wrote of his decision to assume command of the volunteers.

But its decision to assume command of the force is meant to lend continuity and stability to an operation that until now has been led by a new country every six months.

The Chancellor's decision to assume part of the board's authority came after a stormy confrontation Thursday night at what was supposed to have been a conciliation meeting with members of the local board.

Each and every one of them has made a conscious decision to assume a certain level of risk in order to change the course of history.

Rose himself has not had good relations with shareholders since his decision to assume the roles of chairman and chief executive in 2008.

Efforts to reach Sternberg by telephone were unsuccessful, but baseball officials and investment experts questioned his decision to assume a majority share of the club but allow Naimoli to continue to operate the Devil Rays.

Although Venezuela continues to have the backing of Bolivia, Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua, 11 other nations in the Organisation of Americas have called on Maduro to allow new elections and condemned last month's supreme court decision to assume the legislative powers of the congress (which was subsequently reversed).

Each adversary is an independent decision maker at least in theory, capable of assuming responsibility for her own decisions.

Don't make the mistake of assuming your decisions will speak for themselves.

One of Grant's early decisions upon assuming command of the Union Army was to replace Rosecrans with George H. Thomas.

The stark findings of this report should make Ms. DeVos's decision easy, assuming of course she pays attention to the facts rather than listening to the ideologues pushing for repeal.