Sentence examples for be very assertive and from inspiring English sources

If an older person makes advances, the child needs to be very assertive and consistently saying "No".

If necessary, you can be very assertive and firm about moving them if they are in imminent danger of extreme injury or death.

He was very assertive and focused and had great integrity.

"He's being very assertive and aggressive," Nets Coach Lawrence Frank said of Harris.

The hostage said the fighter was "the leader of the pack, someone who was very assertive and was responsible for negotiations with hostage families and certainly had spoken to many mums, dads, (and) wives on Skype".

The mashed potatoes were a bit stiff, and the spinach we ordered turned out to be very assertive braised greens — a mistake, we assumed, by the kitchen.

But, in her job, she says "you have to... be very assertive.

We have to be very assertive". This also extends to phone conversations.

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.

The proactive manager is very assertive with health care professionals and frequently questions things they do not understand, and many would also negotiate self-care treatment goals.

He is not available for the start of the tournament because of concussion but he has become a very strong leader in the Irish set-up and is very assertive on the international stage.