It fits among its fellows while quietly asserting itself as an original, not a reproduction.

"I must have better tools than these," he asserted quietly.

With all of them, Brashen was quietly asserting his new status as captain of the vessel.

"We have no time for that," Maulkin asserted quietly to all of them as he towed his lax companion back to the tangle.

But another aspect of theater has been quietly asserting itself; less glamorous, it aims to have deeper consequences.

Judge Weisberg quietly asserted his authority, rejecting the motion to dismiss, choosing a location and setting a timetable for the trial.

Tempo is just another area in which Mr. Jones quietly asserts himself: he makes moderation beautiful, and a bit mysterious.

In the background of the Williams sisters, the Russians were quietly asserting themselves as a world power in tennis.

"You know he is not mortal, Jirí," Pietro asserted quietly.

The North was quietly asserting its total control while the South was left to protest about its disturbed fishing grounds.