Sentence examples for sought to reassert from inspiring English sources

After a poor result for the Labour Party in local elections, Tony Blair, Britain's prime minister, sought to reassert his authority by reshuffling his cabinet.

Taking advantage of divisions within the Saʿūd family, Midhat also sought to reassert Ottoman sovereignty over the Wahhābī dominions in the Najd region of central Arabia.

Which is why some of the current generation of women acting, directing and adapting A Doll's House have sought to reassert its feminist credentials.

As Mr. Putin has sought to reassert Russia's power, its largest military intelligence unit, the Main Directorate — also known as the G.R.U.

Women had less standing in Athens than in Rome, and Herodes was a leader in an intellectual movement that sought to reassert the glories of Attic culture (and perhaps some of its misogyny) in the era of Roman rule.

After sitting out of the company's day-to-day during the first year of the merger, Mr. Case sought to reassert himself in recent months as his role came under fire.

Now Hirst is seeking to reassert Hoyland's position.

Fickle consumers turn away, seeking to reassert their individuality.

Mikulas Dzurinda remains the party chairman and will now seek to reassert his authority.

Today, Putin seeks to reassert Russia's role as a regional hegemon.

As they seek to reassert themselves at the statewide level, Republicans are grappling with competing visions of how to define their party.