Sentence examples for starts to assert from inspiring English sources

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.

It's a proposition that could be tested to destruction once the Chinese industry finds its feet, and starts to assert itself as a cinematic powerhouse.

However, as the clock nears midnight and Gil decides to go for a walk by himself, Woody Allen's old black magic starts to assert itself.

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.

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

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.

10 min: After a nervy start Liverpool are starting to assert themselves here, knocking the ball around reasonably well and forcing the Dutch upstarts onto the back foot.

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.