Sentence examples for had been asserting from inspiring English sources
Many experts in foreign policy say that one reason Russia responded so forcefully to Georgia's attempt to take back South Ossetia is that the United States and Europe had been asserting themselves in Russia's backyard, alienating Moscow by supporting Kosovo's bid for independence.
Bopp demonstrated in 1839 that the Celtic languages were Indo-European, as had been asserted by Jones.
To further muddy the waters in that instance, Twitter is an investor in Dataminr, but Bailey said today that the company was never providing surveillance information for law enforcement as had been asserted.
The claim to France was only nominal, and had been asserted by every English monarch since Edward III, regardless of the amount of French territory actually controlled.
For months, President Bush has been asserting his intention to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq.
In foreign policy, he has had to cope with a resurgent China, which has been asserting territorial claims (see Banyan).
As I've been asserting lately, with the buildout of the "Knowosphere," we may be poised to surmount that barrier.
Julie has been asserting her party's claim that they will protect Wales from UK government cuts.
He also asserted -- as he has been asserting ad infinitum -- that by the year 2041 the Social Security system will be bankrupt.
But Turkey's aggressive tactics, which come as the country has been asserting itself politically in the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring, have particularly alarmed museums.
