Sentence examples for assertive though from inspiring English sources

Since the rise in 2005 of the price of oil, which makes up all but a fraction of the country's revenue, Iran has become more assertive, though it's not wholly clear to me what it is asserting.

Iran's regime will believe it has a deterrent to the United States and Israel, which may make it more assertive (though the logic behind this claim is not necessarily supported by the historical record) and Israel and our allies would face a greater threat.

You might need to be very assertive though if your doctor tries to pinpoint the problems on menopause when your hunch is that it is something else.

She was a very Southern beauty, very gentle, very quiet; in her little assertive way, though, there was a lot of steel in that lady".

I think Clegg is sounding sharper and more assertive this year, though Simon Hoggart disagrees.

His background helped produce a brash, assertive personality, though with a large measure of benevolence.

The new trio was essentially a different group — tougher, brighter, more bustling and assertive — even though Mr. Mehldau's pianism was still the central focus.

They call for small amounts of assertive flavors -- though chilies are used in many dishes, fiery food is rarely served in Vietnam -- and combine them to create synergies that are not only complex but even mysterious.

By 2003, R Raj Rao's novel, "The Boyfriend" had an increasingly self-aware, assertive audience, even though the police could still use creaking, colonial laws to prosecute and homosexual men in India.

Without Iraq as a counterweight, Iran is far more assertive now, even though the potential transformation of the region has put Iran on the defensive.

As Pawnation notes, German shepherds "can be dominating and assertive toward dogs, though [they are] normally friendly with other pets in the home".