She needed to deal with him before he tried to assert authority in Europe.

I had enough to do without trying to assert authority over Lallna and Pell.

Alas, one cannot assert authority by accepting one's own fallibility.

But presently he seemed to assert authority over his fumbling body and to come erect.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin had no choice but to assert authority and dismiss Barry Cowen from the Government.

Baghdadi, who has assumed the mediaeval title of caliph, used the message to seek to assert authority over Muslims everywhere.

It took him a while to assert authority over his ships, and even now his decisions get questioned at times.

FCC Commission Michael J. Copps believes the Google-Verizon proposal is a call for the FCC to assert authority over broadband telecommunications.

It was evident that some mute coloquy passed between the husband and wife-disapprovalon his part, attempt to assert authority, defiance, on hers.

Programme manager, Mr Jim Casey, said: "The role of the personal assistant is to assist not to provide care or assert authority".

But is it as simple as closing a few loopholes and asserting authority?

His face expressed the satisfaction small people find in small successes at asserting authority.

In addition to the bright-line bans, the FCC asserted authority to hear complaints regarding interconnection disputes to ensure reasonable practices.

"Take him alive!" Irulan cried, her voice quavering as she tried to assert authority.

All these by a self- asserted authority the coming European civilizer, with Bible in hand, taxed with tribute of gold, labour, liberty, life.

Indeed, the only domestic unpleasantness which I witnessed were cases of young wives vigorously asserting authority over the "old man."