Sentence examples for efforts to assert a from inspiring English sources

With Wakefield -- known for his decades-long efforts to assert a connection between the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and autism -- as director,..

Complicating A.T. Kearney's efforts to assert an appropriate degree of autonomy has been the uncertain economy, which has also led E.D.S. to announce at least 2,700 layoffs.

Russia's ambivalence stems in large part from its renewed effort to assert a zone of influence, flexing its power across the former Soviet Union and deepening tensions with the United States on a range of issues.

China has made it clear that, with America's abdication, it sees Paris as a vehicle for its efforts to assert itself as a leader of the international community.

Jacobs considered both ideas anti-city, hopeless efforts to assert order on a messy metropolis, to give the city "all the attributes of a well-kept, dignified cemetery".

Lee fumed but did not dare refuse, and a theme throughout the book is his efforts to assert Singapore's identity as a mostly Chinese speck in a sea of Malaysians and Indonesians.

It was relatively easy to get the icons confiscated, but efforts to assert the church's ownership suffered a series of legal setbacks.

When the satellite was launched in October, the government called it a crucial element of its efforts to assert control of the Arctic.

For the record: Petra is developing into a good cop, and her earnest efforts to assert her authority ("What I had to do was get used to being fierce") are worth cheering.

Her efforts to assert herself remained housebound.

So far their efforts to assert control have been of little consequence.