But a more assertive stance would not necessarily have delivered a better result.
Even if political management improves, a more assertive Congress is probably here to stay.
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Along with that has come a growing middle class, a more aggressive media, and a more assertive judiciary.
One is the emergence of a more assertive, even aggressive, Russia.
But the president could make a more assertive statement by choosing an official who has waged climate battles, such as former Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, who signed an emissions-cutting law.
Frustrated by the lack of international consensus on Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has had talks this week with President Obama in Washington where he was expected to call for a more assertive stance.
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And because of that, the police department had developed a very assertive type of culture, particularly in high crime areas, which unfortunately also happen to be some of the city's principal minority areas, particularly in the African-American areas.
But by announcing Egypt's nuclear-power drive at a party conference, during a period of high regional tension over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the younger Mubarak was clearly staking out a more assertive role, both for himself and for Egypt.
"Mr. Abe is seen as being a more assertive Japanese leader, but they may wonder what he will do when faced with two such challenges, " said Narushige Michishita, a Northeast Asia security expert at Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
President Barack Obama, who has already questioned the wisdom of Netahyahu's policies and how well they serve the Israeli national interest, might take a more assertive approach to Israeli policies which he believes also hinder U.S. national interest in the region.
And so that combination of high crime, too few police officers, resulted in a officer safety focus and a very assertive controlling style policing, which unfortunately exacerbated feelings on the part of minorities, African-Americans, Latinos that they were being treated in an inappropriate fashion, particularly those who are law abiding, which is by far certainly the vast majority of the people living in those neighborhoods.
They also tend to resent female bosses who adopt a brusque and assertive management style, even as they find it perfectly acceptable for male bosses.
The rear-end treatment is neither too tall nor too chunky, and is adorned with neatly configured taillights and dual exhausts that are set in a low and assertive-looking fascia.
They will include a character of Hispanic appearance, garage mechanic Mr Sparks, and a black character, Dinah Doll, described as a "black, assertive, ethnic minority female", who was first introduced for a 1992 BBC animated version.
Many southerners think that northern employers anyway would prefer a shy, ill-paid African to an assertive young Sicilian with a law degree.
Dan Nainan, a 31-year-old comedian in New York City, says he became more assertive and inflexible a few years ago, after reading a newspaper interview with a call girl.
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But the moment a half-way assertive chief minister takes office in one of the regions, he will want to appoint his own top civil servants to do battle with Whitehall.
Such assertive language evinces a growing belief among pundits that a more hawkish tone from the White House about the SPR may render it a more powerful weapon.
Alternatively, this information could have been obtained by Soviet Colonel-General Albert Makashov, commander of the huge Siberian military district and a unabashed advocate of the assertive use of Soviet military power, who held secret meetings with the Iraqi Foreign Minister in Baghdad shortly before the invasion of Kuwait.
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Collins needs to go to a team with solid structure and an assertive coach and GM, Lee said.
If you do want to have a conversation, Purcell says, be assertive but not aggressive in your approach.
Using the lawyer example, the lawyer may be very responsible in dealing with nasty situations and abrasive and attacking people while being assertive or aggressive to achieve a professional goal.
The report shone a light on the poor relations between the FSA and RBS and said chief executive Fred Goodwin's "assertive and robust" management style was flagged as a potential risk as early as 2003, four years before the disastrous ABN Amro deal.
Be assertive and confident when dealing with a personality clash, but don't let assertiveness tip into aggressiveness or confidence become a confrontational stance.
Sometimes it's accompanied by a smile: it's self-assertive without being confrontational.
This in turn has prompted a steady procession of their MPs to pop up on the airwaves calling for their party to be more "assertive" within the government and to demonstrate that they are making a real difference.
The others, whom they call the assertive nationalists, will be arguing for a swift exit.
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