Or he will wish he was more assertive, taking the ball to the basket with less than seven seconds left.
Murray became more assertive, taking the ball earlier, controlling court positioning., and ripping anything short to his forehand for several clean winners.
Wes Mingus's blues-rock lead guitar, terse and assertive, takes over where Mr. Williams leaves off, and the band doesn't rush or fancify the tunes.
And "feminism" is the part that wants to be independent, assertive, taken seriously, and make a contribution through your talents.
Learning to be assertive takes time and practice.
He said he had shifted from the purely conciliatory approach he took with lawmakers in the wake of the tumultuous resignation of Eliot Spitzer, to a more assertive, take-charge mode as the state faced a ballooning deficit.
Paul Chartrand, a former member of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, says progress may be delayed until the next generation of better-educated and more assertive Indians take charge.
"It's about the need for the Arab region as a whole to be more assertive and take control of their future and not keep forever dependent on the West and the U.S. to secure their security," he said.
In certain significant ways, they dovetailed as well with the assertive posture taken by President Obama since taking office, like his expanded use of drones to kill terrorism suspects around the world — including a United States citizen.
