In many ways, this assertive country, aided by Western allies and institutions, is a model of what can be achieved with Western support, but also of exactly what Russia does not want Ukraine and Georgia becoming on its southern flank.
Perhaps, but the smokiness is practically undetectable amid the chocolate and coffee flavors in this balanced, assertive brew.
Not surprisingly, in the assertive moments of the piano part Ms. Argerich played with thrilling ferocity.
First up was the E. J. Strickland Quintet, drawing from "In This Day," an assertive and ambitious debut.
Considering the context of Afghanistan and the current status of girls and women in this country, an assertive, yet tactful and diplomatic, approach must be taken in addressing these sectors.
As the religiously conservative government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares for nationwide elections in June, this newly assertive drive led by the B.D.P. is seen as a democratic litmus test for Mr. Erdogan.
A recent publication from the UK reported the use of financial incentives in non-adherent patients in Assertive Outreach Teams (AOTs) [ 17].
"During this crisis," he told Lutes in his assertive tenor, "four million families have passed through the foreclosure funnel".
In this new era of assertive directors, television producers took up the vacated middle ground, self-consciously delivering characters into living rooms, with no director to get in the way.
He gets to push through policies that Congress opposes, rally particular constituencies (Hispanics, in this case) and appear assertive and presidential something that might improve his standing with all voters.
It also illustrates how potential candidates willing to be creative with the nation's Rube Goldberg-like campaign finance system can manipulate it to their greatest benefit — and Mr. Romney has been by far the most assertive in this approach among those believed to be weighing bids for the Republican nomination.
