Sentence examples for increased assertiveness from inspiring English sources

Russia's increased assertiveness internationally is attributed in part to his crude, combative, take-no-prisoners attitude.

In adopting these modest requirements, the Commission noted an increased assertiveness on the part of mutual funds in exercising proxy voting responsibilities.

"But China's increased assertiveness in the South China Sea has really sharpened the Vietnamese mind and prompted Vietnam to probably move faster with the US than it might have otherwise".

Dorothy Sue Cobble, a labor relations professor at Rutgers, said the maritime alliance's push to cut labor costs was an example of increased assertiveness among employers at a time when unemployment remains high and many unions are struggling.

But it also demonstrated the militant Shiite Muslim movement's increased assertiveness here after a war of more than a month during which it stood off the Israeli army while Lebanon's national army stood aside.

Correction: January 5, 2003, Sunday An article on Nov. 3 about the increased assertiveness of teenage girls in romantic and sexual relationships misstated the year the singer Aaliyah had a hit with "Are You That Somebody?" which at one point likens a girl to a hawk and a boy to her prey.

Party leaders have been alarmed by the increasing assertiveness of the domestic and the foreign news media.

Experts say the donors' increasing assertiveness is partly a reflection of a new ethos in giving of all types.

But there is a context: an increasing assertiveness in global economic and diplomatic affairs by Chinese leaders.

The size and rapid growth of China, together with its increasing assertiveness, represent a challenge to the established global order.

The public doesn't seem to mind this increasing assertiveness: The Supreme Court regularly shows up in polls as the most respected branch of government.