Black women, like Hill, are penalized for appearing assertive.
He gets to push through policies that Congress opposes, rally particular constituencies (Hispanics, in this case) and appear assertive and presidential something that might improve his standing with all voters.
Reduced preparedness was also associated with lack of knowledge and only those nurses who had sought knowledge on their own initiative appeared assertive in dealing with the women exposed to IPV.
In the more immediate naval sphere, however, Beijing appears more assertive.
The delay until July 3 gives them a little more time to work out how much they need to pledge to satisfy an I.M.F that appears increasingly assertive under Mr. Lipsky.
They point out that it was not a unilateral push from America but a response to the anxieties allies felt about its commitment to the region at a time when China appears increasingly assertive in pursuing its territorial disputes, notably with Japan, but also, in the South China Sea, with South-East Asian countries.
Rupert Murdoch may appear more assertive, as he did yesterday; he will say that he will restore News Corp.'s good name, as he did yesterday, too.
In Mr. Siegel's estimation, the Mayor's handling of recent events will serve him well if he pursues statewide office because he capitalized on opportunities to appear both assertive and independent.
The quicker action here could signal that federal officials now want to appear more assertive in containing accounting irregularities like those at WorldCom, according to William J. Rochelle III, a bankruptcy expert at the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski in New York.
He has said the Chinese dream includes a "dream of a strong nation" and a "dream of a strong army" and, especially since the plenum, he has been playing up the strongman image.In this section Reaching for the Moon Nothing to luge Dead but not buried ReprintsSome Chinese actions in the region have appeared more assertive, too.
