Particularly after the political settlement of 1688-9, it was ever more openly asserted that political power belonged, as of right, to the propertied.

The genre of folk punk or "radical folk" has become increasingly prevalent in protest culture, with artists like David Rovics openly asserting anarchist beliefs.

Atheism was very slow in becoming an openly asserted system of non-belief in the West with little or nothing before the late 18th Century in terms of positively asserted unequivocal atheism.

The man had openly asserted his mastery in Macho fashion.

It was one of the few times that Beldaran openly asserted her authority over me.

In displaying his own virtues (which we would better call diabolical talents) he knew that a half displayed and a half barely glimpsed are worth more than a whole openly asserted.

Part of the reason is the conviction, openly asserted by some Western curators, that no truly meaningful art was produced in Eastern Europe, nor could it have been under the repressive conditions there.

Tell her that I don't usually hear children speak about their lives with such perspective or with such openly asserted gratitude?

In addition, the growing realization that an Indian heritage can mean special benefits has motivated many Indians, and presumably some imposters, to openly assert an Indian background.

GMOs are one of the contributing factors to increased food prices and world hunger, as international economic organisations now openly assert.