Sentence examples for were able to assert from inspiring English sources

Which was unfortunate, because the one area in which Ireland were able to assert themselves was at the scrum.

Mao argued that, because women in China could not achieve genuine individuality in life, they were able to assert their will only through suicide, and he concluded that the country needed an overhaul of social norms.

The Pictish kings of Fortriu were probably acting as overlords of other Pictish kings for much of this period and occasionally were able to assert an overlordship over non-Pictish kings, but sometimes had to acknowledge the overlordship of external rulers, both Anglian and British.

Although the level of empowerment of the Mitanins was much higher than that of other women, nonetheless, many women were able to assert themselves both within their family and in the community.

Arriving shortly after Garnier had been killed in battle, Philastre was able to assert his authority.

You have to be able to assert yourself and make your voice heard and lead and push something.

"But the shareholder would be able to assert as a defense the co-op's failure to make the repair".

How will a parent in an abusive relationship be able to assert their independence if their partner controls the income?

"The government obviously wants to keep its cooperators safe, and other people want to be able to assert their claims in court," he said.

The victory also served to consolidate Charles's leadership of the Franks, and he was able to assert his authority in Aquitaine, where Eudes swore allegiance to him.

So deprived are its people of both external and internal sources of information that the regime has been able to assert control.