Sentence examples for be overly assertive from inspiring English sources
On the one hand, India is reluctant to be overly assertive, while on the other hand India understands that a stable Indian Ocean region is of the uttermost importance.
He argues that the strident, politicized practice that characterized Black Art had fallen out of fashion: "By the late 1980s and early 1990s, a great many Black Artists primarily as a consequence of what were perceived by the art world to be overly assertive or accusatory racial or social narratives within their practice found themselves being curatorially cold-shouldered".
"The costs of being overly assertive are not immediately apparent to us.
Zander warns that being overly assertive is often interpreted as self-promotional or arrogant.
I cried, 'I ruined my life.' The cons got bigger: I'm overly assertive, overly aggressive.
In addition to the problem of being too passive, there is also the issue that others face of being overly assertive in the workplace.
When it comes to scheduling a first date with someone you've met online, you're not being overly assertive by making the first move -- or by suggesting the specifics, if they've asked to meet.
That may be overly ambitious.
