As a newcomer, he was initially resented by the staff of the office, but managed to quickly assert his authority.

"Not one word of this is true as you well know," Chellish quickly asserted.

Lewis quickly asserted himself as a dominant figure in what was then the largest and most influential trade union in the country.

The owners gave Kuhn a one-year, interim contract, but he quickly asserted himself.

That's exactly what you did, my extra-sense quickly asserted.

However, his natural suspicion quickly asserted itself, and he asked, "But what is he doing here?"

St. Leo's quickly asserted its dominance as the only fully professional team in the new league.

The pain was disorienting at first, but his mental blocks quickly asserted themselves.

Miami quickly asserted itself in the second quarter, putting together another 8-point run, 5 of them by Glenn Rice, to take a 34-23 lead.

Opposition politicians quickly asserted that the Government had given special treatment to the company.