Sentence examples for more assertive to from inspiring English sources

They wanted to be even more assertive, to harness what Ms. Vitt termed "the power of the pulpit".

Then came a realization: "What she actually wanted was for me to be more assertive, to be the man in the relationship.

When he left office, in 2009, he initially planned to fish and lay low, but Liz urged him to be more assertive, to criticize the Obama Administration, to defend his record and the family name, and to write a book.

I learnt to be more assertive to talk to doctors and got medications put back on.

For example, instead of noting that you're "too shy," you can say "I would like to be more assertive to get my point across in meetings at work when I feel strongly about something".. Start with your strengths.

For one thing, it promises to be more assertive due to an engaged citizenry.

In some health care systems there have recently been more assertive attempts to generate policies to influence the behaviour of health care professionals when conducting their clinical activities.

Learning to be more assertive and to express yourself.

So I think we have to be much more assertive as to what actually happened".

Vietnam and U.S. allies Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines have all pressed Washington to check China's more assertive claims to territory in the East and South China Seas.

Some Bush administration officials have favored a more assertive approach to Iraq, built around American arms aid to Iraqi opposition groups.