It was also a forceful assertion of his dominance of the government's legal and law enforcement establishment, a position of power all of his predecessors have sought, but few ever obtained.
If he had a shortcoming, fellow Council members said, it was that he was more liked than feared, and that his reluctance to offend sometimes prevented him from articulating a more forceful vision.
But life in prison was starting to change under the influence of the caids – leaders of the new trend towards a more forceful assertion of Muslim identity.
Articulating a coherent economic policy remains elusive.
In Mr. Trump's forceful assertion of strength, they find a balm for wounds that left them broken and torn.
Unlike most polemicists, Lanier has a disarming tendency to conclude forceful assertions with a moment of cheerful self-deprecation.
Notwithstanding Flanagan's stream of forceful assertions, "Girl Land" is a dusty, empty place, bearing little resemblance to your 21st-century daughter's colorful, noisy, vibrant life.
And over time, according to an industry lawyer familiar with the deliberations, the Oklahoma politician has learned that he can achieve more through forceful assertions.
Second, he articulated a cultural nationalism.
Few could articulate a political objective.
Both Claire and Paul were quite forceful in their choice of words and images in their digital stories as they communicated the pressure they felt around university attendance, and the criticism they received when they articulated a desire for alternative career pathways.
