He urged Germany to be more assertive in pursuit of its national interests, "like England and France".
There is no question that China has become more assertive in its pursuit of regional goals like unification with Taiwan and control of offshore waters and mineral rights in the South China Sea.
The bump-induced change of mind leads Renee to change her behavior, drastically: she loses her inhibitions and becomes suddenly brash, assertive, even brazenly aggressive in pursuit of her goals.
Under fire in recent months for its handling of controversial cases and such issues as rules on insider trading and quarterly reporting, the securities commission has recently become more assertive, as shown by its tenacious pursuit of the PCCW case.
Tall, slender and boyishly handsome, with an explosive intelligence and assertive presence, she made sexual gratification an evangelical pursuit.
These lost, sound judgment in pursuit of even a forthright agenda of assertive democracy promotion becomes impossible.
Many experts had assumed that Saudi Arabia's pursuit of a Security Council seat signaled a new desire to be more public and assertive in its stances toward the Syrian civil war and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
"When someone has social anxiety, they can experience it so severely that it inhibits their pursuit of life goals, prevents them from forming relationships, pursuing career or school, being assertive, or being in public places," explains Larry Cohen, chair of the National Social Anxiety Center.
