The arrangement firmly reasserts that this is a band capable of making a furious racket, in the best theatrical tradition.
By firmly reasserting his control, Mr Bainimarama may perhaps have avoided the risk of troublesome upstarts seizing control over the transition.
She did firmly reassert her position against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy and did not shy away from her opposition as solicitor general to the court's tragic decision to allow unlimited corporate spending in elections.
And the refusal of Obama's FCC chairman to firmly reassert his agency's authority over Internet service providers and to fulfill candidate Obama's pledge to protect Net Neutrality has clearly struck a nerve with netroots leaders who rely on an open, accessible Internet.
Speaking to The Independent Daniel Taub reasserted Israel's firmly held view that the Geneva accord, signed at 4am on Sunday morning, will do little to contain the threat posed by Iran, or to slow its progress towards acquiring a nuclear weapon.
After Sanders's strong showing in Iowa and New Hampshire, there was a moment when this contest looked possible, but, once Clinton and the Democratic Party machine reasserted control in Nevada and South Carolina, Bloomberg's window of opportunity was firmly closed.
And then reality reasserted itself.
Nature has reasserted itself.
European domination was immediately reasserted.
