Sentence examples for intention to assert from inspiring English sources

He warns against "the United States' declared intention to assert American leadership over the whole world".

In 1989, Slobodan Milosevic signaled his intentions to assert Serbian dominance within the federation by removing the autonomous status of Kosovo and Vojvodina.

In the light of the Holocaust and other atrocities of war, that intention is to assert, as the default position, a status of inviolability for the human individual, independently of any other fact about him or her.

Not needing to assert intentions or advertise his presence - the phrase might apply to Lynton himself.

The centre is Pasmore himself, not needing to assert intentions or advertise his presence, the same lyrical spirit as always".

Can we, however, give a more illuminating characterization of the relevant intentions than merely saying that, for instance, to assert P one must intentionally put forth P as an assertion?

The intention of the song man or storyteller is not to assert a sense of individuality but to identify the continuing validity of the song or the story.

The intention and effect of maps such as this was to assert control over space as part of the process of achieving racial apartheid.

Juventus say they have no intention of selling their top players and are determined to assert themselves as a major force in Europe next season after wrapping a fifth successive Serie A title.

Even if Mr Clinton had no intention of sending in ground troops, it would have been better to assert otherwise, and to make a great show of deploying troops in the region.

Some of Khan's political opponents doubt both his capacity to assert control over the military and his intentions.