Sentence examples for tradition of asserting from inspiring English sources

"But this is an extremely disjointed society, with consumers who are badly educated as to their rights and very little tradition of asserting those rights.

So the long tradition of asserting Indian, and relatedly, Hindu identity often meant debating that identity, being playful about it, and challenging it, not silencing those who represented it differently than one would wish.

Legislators in the governing coalition, the Broad Front, have argued that the legislation forms part of a tradition in Uruguay of asserting state control over certain areas of the economy and searching for progressive solutions to social problems.

The S.E.C. complaint refers to the A.A. tradition of anonymity, asserting that "confidentiality is integral to the operation of AA" and that Mr. McGee "assured the Insider on many occasions that he would keep the information they discussed confidential".

It's just a reminder that there's a long tradition among preachers and politicians of asserting that if God is to bless us when we're good, He may damn us when we're bad.

Luther broke dramatically with this tradition by asserting that humans can contribute nothing to their salvation: salvation is, fully and completely, a work of divine grace.

They are locating themselves in a tradition, not asserting the Nicene Creed.

"I feel like I'm solidly in the high-art literary tradition," he asserted in one of a series of interviews that resulted in his disinvitation from Ms. Winfrey's talk show and inspired an orgy of populist finger-wagging.

Madagascar still has hunter-gatherers such as the Mikea, who have an oral tradition asserting that they were the island's original inhabitants, driven by later migrants into the dense forests of the island's southwest.

At the end of the day, getting the final word, Pope Francis declared mercy to trump rules and tradition asserting: Everyone gets to share in God's mercy.

With rhetoric clinging firmly to that of compassion and tradition, he asserted that Britain "will continue to show the world that this country is a country of extra compassion, always standing up for our values and helping those in need".