His eyes narrowed slightly at my immediate assertion of authority, but he gave me the proper response.

The former bosun had blinked twice at Brod's assertion, and finally nodded.

Jarret raised his gun slightly at Banks' condescending assertion.

In other European countries, the outcry at Germany's assertion of strength has been muted.

Perhaps the most startling thing about his reaction was the pleasant warmth at her casual assertion that he was "playing" a machine.

But the judge seemed to scoff at her claims of remorse and her lawyer's assertion that she suffered from depression.

Everyone laughed at her assertion of independence.

For an instant, all the Congery stared in silence at Geraden and his assertion.

Some MPs simply scoffed at their leader's assertion last night that he was winning the battle of ideas.

His one shaky moment: outright laughter from the audience at his assertion that he was ever part of the private sector.