From now on, I am going to make it a point to call more men "bossy" and stick with "assertive" for women until men have achieved parity.
Its assertive approach to old but until recently largely quiescent territorial disputes with Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam and India has jangled nerves.
After independence, a more assertive Sinhala nationalism developed, widening ethnic divisions until civil war broke out in the 1980s between Tamils and government forces.
And it is saddled with a bureaucracy that can stifle reformist politicians, though it also has an assertive judiciary, pushy media and lots of activists.Until recently one institution looked chronically weak: the prime minister.
You could still find a more assertive style of Sauvignon Blanc from Napa from the 1990s until the 2000s, but you had to search quite some time to find it.
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.
James was assertive, steady and clear in his mission, from the opening tipoff until the 45-minute mark, when he finally sat down, the game well in hand.
SAG, reflecting its assertive approach, has refused to begin negotiations on the expiring agreement until April.
To which you could argue that to be an assertive, dynamic leader, you'd have to ease up in the modesty department until everyone around you buys what you're selling.
Stein and Tonks are faithful in a slightly fancier way, using a mixture of black and tingly, numbing Sichuan peppercorns, dry roasted until fragrant, which I love – the combination gives the batter a more assertive, complex peppery flavour.
