Nonetheless, he, too, joined the argument over the way the deal had evolved, saying it was only aggressive lobbying by John Prescott, Britain's deputy prime minister, who once worked as a cruise-line steward, that had made the Belfast yard a contender.
People find them aggressive but they are only aggressive in defence.
The Confederacy had long contended that it was only defending itself against an aggressive "foreign invasion," but now, in Davis's words, "we are driven to protect our own country by transferring the seat of war to that of an enemy who pursues us with a relentless and apparently aimless hostility".
It was only a depression, and then sustained aggressive popular advocacy by labor unions, advocacy groups, veterans groups, and voters, that shifted the Constitutional framework.
It's only when aggressive challenges come from those who are bringing transparency and accountability to the state do they get upset and take notice.
Whether that impression is correct or not, it is only heightened by Mr. Sharpton's aggressive declaration of the conditions that must be met to secure his endorsement.
Though it is only the third-largest lender, aggressive management, leadership in mortgages and the number two position in debit and credit cards have helped it achieve an industry-leading ROE of over 25%.Meanwhile, the headline non-performing-loan ratio reported by the CBRC fell to 8.8% of total loans by this June, down by half since the end of 2003.
This isn't going to go away anytime soon, it's only going to become more aggressive, particularly as more people grow comfortable with using the darknet and the many available hacking tools for sale in these underground forums.
It's only right that an obnoxious, aggressive male animal with bad hair is emblematic of 2017.
Innovation ceases; the company becomes stagnant; it is only a matter of time before aggressive competitors overtake it.
And yet it's only natural for an athlete as aggressive as Phills to look for ways to channel his intensity off the court.
