Sentence examples for assertive start from inspiring English sources

And then a double fault – not a disaster but not great after such an assertive start.

The move was consistent with Spurs' assertive start but the home side, who are fifth in Serie A, soon eased their way into the match.

It was both an assertive start and a moment that seemed to capture the essence of uncut, premier cru Welbeck: the fine movement to find the space; the slight, but telling, lack of razor edge.

They made the more assertive start and threatened to take the lead three times in the first 10 minutes, during which time the United defence failed to combat two corners from Gylfi Sigurdsson, resulting in headers from Gomis, who had one cleared off the line by Herrera.

Then, the emotional tour de force begins, and the four players repeat, in unison, "Good storytellers borrow, but great ones steal": a confident and assertive start to one of the most freshly imagined (re)makes of Shakespeare I've seen on the stage.

*Frank Williams has emerged as the assertive starting point guard the Knicks have lacked.

Will he become more assertive and start paying as much attention to defense as he does offense?

Microsoft plans to begin a worldwide campaign today to promote the Windows XP operating system, carrying the assertive theme "Start something".

Rather than yelling at her for incompetence, your assertive self starts to notice what she is good at and starts thinking about how to shift her into a role where she can play to those strengths and get a new person with the right competencies to take her existing role.

The home side looked assertive from the start, forcing a startled looking Celtic on to the back foot.

The French horn part in "celestial object II," more assertive from the start, explores the instrument's full range, from growling bass notes to more ecstatic high pitches.