Sentence examples for in an attempt to assert from inspiring English sources
In protest, a fleet of Taiwanese fishing vessels attempted to enter waters near the islands in an attempt to assert Taiwan's claim, but they were driven away by Japanese coast-guard vessels.
In an attempt to assert authority, the government took some ill-advised steps that only inflamed the already tense atmosphere, and on Jan . 29 , 1877a group of Saigō's disciples attacked the Kagoshima arsenal and navy yard.
A senior Asian diplomat at the United Nations said that North Korea seemed dangerously isolated, not unlike Japan in the 1940s, and equally capable of lashing out in any direction in an attempt to assert its power no matter what the consequences.
Townshend Acts, (June 15 July 2 , 1767, in U.S. colonial history, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies through suspension of a recalcitrant representative assembly and through strict provisions for the collection of revenue duties.
As the supreme leader feels more and more threatened by Iran's clerical establishment — which is increasingly challenging his ability to lead an Islamic state, particularly in the aftermath of the June 2009 presidential election — he becomes more abrasive and outspoken in an attempt to assert his questionable religious credentials.
Luis van Gaal's side ooze class, as well as ex-patriot Dutchmen, and Chelsea will do well to deny them a valuable away goal. 1 Barcelona kick off and both teams immediately indulge in some close tackling in an attempt to assert some early authority.
In the north, tensions with the Kurds escalated after Mr. Maliki sent soldiers to the region in what was seen as an attempt to assert control.
Despite the general belief that he was Indian by birth, he later may have been claimed by the Mon people of Burma as an attempt to assert primacy over Sri Lanka in the development of Theravada tradition.
Any time one claims that a certain speech attempt is not an attempt to assert the truth, but rather an attempt to undermine trust in another party, one is undermining trust.
March 1, 1910 Thailand November 21 , 1960Geneva, Switzerland Phao Sriyanond, (born March 1 , 1910 Siam [now Thailand] died Nov. 21, 1960, Geneva, Switz)., director general of the Thai government's national police, who as one of a powerful triumvirate, with Luang Phibunsongkhram and Sarit Thanarat, built a formidable armed force in an unsuccessful attempt to assert his individual authority.
