Sentence examples for start to assert from inspiring English sources

This is the vulnerable age when individuals start to assert their identity and move away from home and individuate.

Gregory wants one-time England defender Barry, now under pressure for his place from Swedish signing Olof Mellberg, to start to assert himself more in the Villa defence.

Throughout the episode, they are verbally beaten up by partners but, miraculously, by the show's final commercial break they grow spines and start to assert themselves.

Amidst the older generation of Chinese, there is concern that this hidden fear of the 'Yellow Peril' will re-emerge as Asian-American overachievers start to assert themselves in the work force.

The most common is that both rabbits will be wary of each other first, but one rabbit will take the lead and start to assert dominance on the other.

Gradually, Mr Karzai has started to assert the role of the centre against the regional commanders.

Berdych won the first set, but Murray started to assert himself.

The Eurogroup president, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, has started to assert that black is white.

But, as the vote at Citigroup suggests, stockholders of all stripes may be starting to assert themselves more.

But, as the vote at Citigroup suggests, stockholders of all stripes may be starting to assert themselves more," Gretchen Morgenson writes in The New York Times.

If Iraq fragments, if Iran starts to assert more visible influence or if a civil war breaks out, "the president could be blamed," Mr. Rothkopf said.