The phrase "assertive move" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a decisive or confident action taken in a particular situation, often in a strategic context.
Example: "The CEO's assertive move to expand the company's market presence was met with enthusiasm from the board."
Alternatives: "decisive action" or "confident step".
Indeed, every assertive move by the Celtics seemed to backfire.
Friday's vote was Georgia's most assertive move yet, and lawmakers hailed the decision as historic.
"Scream" is Mr. Cornell's assertive move out of his old niche and toward the sound of the current Top 10.
The mass dismissals by Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) appear to be the most assertive move yet by management in a wider industrial crisis that has sent shock waves through South Africa's vital mining sector.
Turkey's assertive moves toward its diaspora have only exacerbated European leaders' frustration in this regard.
In the absence of stimulative fiscal policy, even assertive moves by the Fed are unlikely to turn the ailing economy around.
Taiwan's Mr Chen, who campaigned hard in elections last December for more assertive moves to express Taiwan's independence, has now appointed a moderate, Frank Hsieh, as his new prime minister.
"We don't want this to be the first in what would be a series of assertive moves," said an administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a delicate diplomatic matter.
BEIJING — China confirmed Thursday it is building a second aircraft carrier, a move that will probably raise further concerns in the West and among its neighbors over Beijing's assertive moves in the South China Sea.
So with the rest of the world struggling to reckon with China's assertive moves in the Pacific, the Vietnamese, hosts of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperareoffering, are offeringuidancece.
Vietnam has fortified several islands it controls in the South China Sea with mobile rocket launchers able to strike Chinese military bases in the region, one of the most assertive moves in decades.
