establish a claim

However, he did little to establish his claim or to develop the device.

Whatever his purpose, its effect was to establish his claim on me.

After establishing their claim, Riley quickly became involved in the work of building a new community.

The will provided a division of the estate among all relatives who established their claim within a certain time limit.

So this means that you will need to move quickly to establish your claim.

"They still have the obligation to establish their claim."

He died in 1932 before he had established his claim.

The brothers decided to make a public demonstration of a balloon in order to establish their claim to its invention.

Long ago the true death had established its claim upon them.

"Surely you do not anticipate any difficulty in establishing your claim?"