Sentence examples for assertive activities from inspiring English sources

But for many this new move is an indication of Vietnam's attempt to consolidate its territorial claims in the face of China's increasingly assertive activities in the South China Sea.

However, there has been some reluctance in approaching the rehabilitation of highly assertive anthropogenic activities from a similar perspective, possibly out of fear of lowering rehabilitation standards (see Perring et al. 2013 in this issue).

NMAs called for "more assertive, pro-active activity by the tobacco industry" [ 168]; however, "the need for caution regarding the primary health issue" sometimes led to inertia [ 169].

In unequivocal terms, the Tribunal ruled that China has violated various provisions of UNCLOS, rejecting its sweeping maritime claims as well as assertive and provocative activities in the area.

Abe insists the self-imposed ban on collective self-defence inhibited Japan's ability to respond to new security threats in the region, including North Korea's nuclear weapons programme and more assertive Chinese naval activity.

"We wonder how many more of these issues have to surface before the board takes a more assertive oversight role over the activities of News Corporation management," Anne Sheehan, director of corporate governance at the California State Teachers Retirement Systemm, which owns 5.9 million shares of nonvoting stock in News Corporation, said in a statement the day the parliamentary report came out.

Some were able to gain confidence over time through engaging in social activities, becoming more assertive, helping other people and through finding their own successful self-management strategies.

During the intervention the participants will be trained in different behavioral strategies such as self-monitoring of mood and activity, self-reinforcement, increasing pleasant activities, behavioral contracts, and training in assertive communication and in strategies to increase social interactions.

Having emerged from a shy figurehead to an assertive chief executive, Lee pushed Samsung into many new activities, such as automobile manufacturing.

This has been linked to less sexual activity among adolescents and accordingly suggests less "assertive" and "agentic" sexual self-views.

More confident and assertive service users are often unpopular among those organising involvement activities, and can be dismissed as the usual suspects.