Sentence examples for seeks to assert from inspiring English sources

But it also highlights Barcelona's curious role in Spanish culture, even as it seeks to assert its distinctness.

Each seeks to assert his primacy in his father's affections, and also his self-sufficiency as an adult.

3.53pm BST 18th over: India 147-4 (Yuvraj 59 Dhoni 23) Watson seeks to assert some control.

Mitchell's spirit-summoning seeks to assert unity, but the best segments are true gems in a ponderously worked necklace.

Let's end abortion in North Dakota.' " The legislature also passed a 'personhood' resolution, which seeks to assert that a foetus is a human from the instant of conception and therefore is protected from that moment.

Mr Benn, who is Labour MP for Leeds Central, is expected to be the most high-profile casualty, as the Labour leader seeks to assert his authority over his frontbench team.

In seeking to assert my moral superiority, I enabled Hannity.

The changes come as regulators seek to assert their authority in light of successive banking scandals.

In recent years, prosecutors have sought to assert an independent streak.

Chinese authorities have also sought to assert control by directly warning some online services.

My tweet sought to assert that I refuse to be seen through my body.