DES MOINES — Mitt Romney and his allies are making an assertive final push this week to increase his chances of a strong finish in the Iowa caucuses, the outcome of which could help determine the length of the Republican presidential nominating battle.
The White House says there is no reason for Mr. Bush to talk about recession absent concrete proof the nation is in one, and it has been assertive about pushing back.
Ms. Vaile is herself a fragrance marketer, part of a billion-dollar global industry that for decades has relied on assertive demonstrators to push their products.
She grabbed a sample of the lacquer in a more assertive red and pushed it around the page, scrutinizing it against the other elements of the room.
A newly-assertive Russia has pushed energy security up the agenda.
There's no bowl of "nice" that gets displaced by setting a boundary, using assertive language, and when push comes to shove physical actions that are persuasive.
Ms. Sandberg urges women to lean in and become as assertive as men in pushing forward their careers.
Having emerged from a shy figurehead to an assertive chief executive, Lee pushed Samsung into many new activities, such as automobile manufacturing.
After finding herself typecast as victims, Terry pushed for assertive, assured roles; it was a way of discovering "what it means to take responsibility for your own identity.
Fend off assertive types who try to push against your boundaries (for example, if you want to take it slowly when it comes to sex, and they try to persuade you to move faster).
Tokyo's assertive monetary easing — which has pushed down the value of the yen, thus aiding the country's exports — has reignited concerns about competitive devaluation, often referred to as currency wars.
