The Wildlife Commission's advice on encountering black bears is to remain standing upright and speak to the bear in a calm, assertive voice while backing up slowly towards a secure area and leaving the bear a clear escape route.
The White House says there is no reason for Mr. Bush to talk about recession absent concrete proof the nation is in one, and it has been assertive about pushing back.
Because the girl is going to marry that house, she is going to spend a lot of time with that lady".Brides have become more assertive: "Twenty years back the majority of girls were dependent, but now they work," Mr Singh observes.
The aircraft will go into service later this month.As for the military-industrial complex, Mr Noda's government has already sounded assertive in giving it backing.
Russia is a lot more assertive than it was back in 2002".
The new power, influence and weapons it gained in the process have roiled the region, as Saudi Arabia takes increasingly assertive steps to push back.
But he is still working full-time, and still looks like an old-fashioned PR man from central casting: slicked-back hair, assertive tie, tailored shirt, quick smile.
Some of those gathering in Dharamsala this week want a more assertive policy, including more open backing of Tibetans setting themselves on fire, while others say this tactic is against Buddhist teachings and want another approach.
An increasingly assertive democracy with America's backing might be determined to stand against what it sees as a wannabe hegemon.
And she told lawmakers that the United States must not back away from assertive diplomacy because of the episode.
She made a greater splash several months later with the single "I Kissed a Girl," an assertive ode to sexual curiosity backed by a hard-edged electro-pop beat.
