But the logic of the situation now began to assert itself.

Only at the end of the book does Lou begin to assert herself.

Suddenly, that half of the world, and its institutions, began to assert itself.

"Hispanics really didn't begin to assert themselves until the 1970's."

The new century saw divisions begin to assert themselves within the membership.

It then began to assert its independence from the executive.

The church began to assert that it had a 1st century origin.

As they walked, the wind died down, and the silence of the field began to assert itself.

They began to assert their power a few years later.

On the morning of the second day I began to assert myself more as a platoon leader.