And it was fascinating to hear the more assertive ideas by Greenlanders about new practices and projects that would create alternative revenues and different patterns of ownership.
Still, a few contend that the more assertive actions taken by smaller states, particularly from the Philippines' use of the Washington card to confront China's expansion, is necessary to face a rising threat (De Castro 2014) but could further tensions in the region (Glaser 2012).
The more assertive strategy of the Falkland islanders is partly determined by economics.
The more assertive "plus" arrived in the past decade.
He is considered the more assertive and outgoing of the twins and is described as "Markieff's batteries" by team officials.
The more assertive you are in your demeanor, the more serious people will take you.
Many of them say the F.D.A. has already responded to a barrage of criticism over the last two years by quietly becoming more assertive about keeping new drugs off the market or refusing to approve new uses for existing medications.
A.J. Wolf, a Hyde Park rabbi who is a friend of Mr. Obama's and has often invited Mr. Khalidi to speak at his synagogue, said Mr. Obama had disappointed him by not being more assertive about the need for both Israel and the Palestinians to move toward peace.
Yet it faces these questions at a time when the legitimacy of its institutions is being challenged by a more assertive parliament, by a more questioning press and by a bloody war on its doorstep.
