Sentence examples for assertive on from inspiring English sources

But the second Lords' decision, on March 24 , 1999 was even more assertive on the principle than the first one, though it drastically reduced the number of charges and narrowed their scope to torture and conspiracy to torture.

UConn must remain assertive on defense.

They have grown increasingly assertive on the Syrian-Lebanese border.

The US may become more "assertive" on Syria after next month's presidential elections, Joshi predicted.

Though Manning has never been outwardly assertive on the field, he has become a player-coach off it.

Speaking last month, he urged blacks to be more assertive on issues like affirmative action and enhancing black economic power.

It described his assertive, hands-on style of stage management  — "abrupt and ingratiating five times in three minutes" — as a kind of performance in its own right, evoking the manner of "the Hollywood tycoon of the 1930s".

China experts said on Tuesday that Beijing's assertive stance on rare earths might also signal the ascendance of economic nationalists, noting that the Central Committee of the Communist Party convened over the weekend.

In a speech in Berlin on Wednesday, Mr. Obama echoed his assertive talk on climate policy since his re-election, talk that some climate advocates have criticized as going beyond his actions.

On the one hand, India is reluctant to be overly assertive, while on the other hand India understands that a stable Indian Ocean region is of the uttermost importance.

I like Al Gore's assertive stand on NATO expansion, but I much prefer George W. Bush on missile defense.