Similarly, religious people tend to assert their beliefs more fervently while nonreligious people disavow more.
These could be worn only by those with the necessary genealogical qualifications to assert their nobility.
Now they're as likely to assert their silliness, tallying up the stars they ogle.
Boards of directors are under constant pressure to assert their independence vis-à-vis chief executives.
Today the nascent insurgent institutions lack the resources to assert their authority.
Accused Web sites would have only five days to assert their innocence.
Yet, as this exhibit shows, women have also used underwear to assert their power and status.
And in all this, they see an opportunity to assert their authority.
Now young Gypsies like Dragan Ristic, a theatre director, are beginning to assert their identity.
Long repressed, Egypt's Islamists understandably see the elections as a unique chance to assert their dominance.
Al Qaeda may strike back, or other groups may try to assert their rising power.
