Sentence examples for they were asserting from inspiring English sources

They were asserting their identities at a time when it seemed the city didn't care if they lived or died.

They were asserting a European identity and rejecting the backward-looking, post-Soviet vision of Mr Yanukovych and the corruption that flourished on his watch.

The Supreme Court could get away with this in part because the liberal secularists who applauded the decision didn't grasp that they were asserting a particular morality based on a debatable view of the human person.

They were asserting that essentially every kind of legislation concerning guns in the hands of individuals was compatible with the Second Amendment — indeed, that regulating guns in individual hands was one of the purposes for which the amendment was offered.

They were asserting that essentially every kind of legislation concerning guns in the hands of individuals was compatible with the Second Amendment indeed, that regulating guns in individual hands was one of the purposes for which the amendment was offered.

On Dec. 24th, following a meeting with Jesse Jackson, Oakland school officials began to frantically backpedal and deny that they wanted teachers to teach Ebonics or teach in Ebonics; or that they were trolling for state or federal funds intended for bilingual education; or that they were asserting a biological basis for Ebonics.

They are asserting their freedom to identify as they choose.

Whenever religious scholars are having their say, they're asserting this position.

They are asserting, together, to each other and to themselves, "we matter".

"They're benefiting from a turn in the economy, and they're asserting their dominance".

Not because the ruckus of their live show is harmless merriment, even when they're asserting otherwise.