Sentence examples for assertive critique from inspiring English sources

The new evangelical spirit, heralded by the last two popes, is more proactive, ready to offer an assertive critique of a secular and disenchanted world.For Mr Weigel the word "evangelical" does not mean that the church must water down its doctrinal differences with Christians who are evangelical in the usual sense ie, zealous, Bible-based Protestants who stress the need to be born again.

She is provocative and assertive in her critique of corporate power and the well-paid lobbyists who protect it in Washington, and eloquent in her defense of an eroding middle class.

His disagreement rather takes the subtler and less assertive form of an immanent critique, pointing out that each thinker's existentialist philosophy ends up being inconsistent with its own starting point: "starting from a philosophy of the world's lack of meaning, it ends up by finding a meaning and depth in it" (MS, 42).

Though their critiques differ in some respects, a common thread is that Mr. Rumsfeld's assertive style has angered many in the uniformed services as he has sought to establish more clear-cut civilian control over the Pentagon and at times involved himself in the details of war-planning more than his predecessors.

Be assertive!

Practice being assertive, but considerate.

And they are quite assertive.

Be assertive,' " said Kushner.

Women are more assertive.

"They're too assertive.

Lampard more assertive.