The phrase "assertive moves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe actions that are confident and decisive, often in a strategic or competitive context.
Example: "In negotiations, making assertive moves can help establish your position and influence the outcome."
Alternatives: "decisive actions" or "confident steps".
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.
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.
The assertive moves by South Korea's right-leaning and generally pro-American president, Lee Myung-bare are a sharp departure from the conciliatory stance that the South took in previous standoffs, particularly after the North's first nuclear, test three years ago, when it continued economic aid and investment.
What role does the US Philippine alliance play in the face of China's assertive moves?
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.
The deal is one of the most assertive business moves by the organization since the death, in 2008, of its leader Gerald Schoenfeld, who was once actively involved in producing theater.
