And, emboldened by the confidence in their capacity to execute complex projects with clarity, purpose, and precision, what would they dare to pursue?
Although her confidence has emboldened over time, the same has not always been true for her public life.
Many rebel fighters, who said they were once afraid of government forces, now said they saw government ground operations as opportunities to kill Syrian troops along the roads, weaken the government and frustrate the army — a shift that emboldened them and engendered confidence.
From hygiene to social issues Watching neighbours change their habits has boosted the girls' confidence and emboldened them to take on other social issues, such as under-age marriage.
So, at the risk of getting a little too carried away, there are clear signs – at last! – of an emboldened centre-left politics acquiring confidence, eloquence, and an animating purpose.
Donald Trump exuded the confidence of an emboldened Republican presidential frontrunner who has little to fear, using a rally on the eve of the Nevada caucuses to call his rival Ted Cruz "sick" and reacting to a heckler by saying: "I'd like to punch him in the face".
The others followed suit: Kyrie Irving dribbled his defenders into dizzied agonies; Kevin Love (apparently emboldened by his coach Tyronn Lue's confidence in him) became the Swiss Army knife his team thought it was trading for back in 2014.
At the least, supporters of vouchers expressed confidence today that future programs, emboldened by the court's decision, will be grander in scope and expense than the program here.
"Harassers may be emboldened to verbally bully one person but may lose confidence when facing several people".
Nearly as legendary is his ego, a self-confidence worthy of an impresario whose success has long emboldened him to think on grand scales.
