All elite groups (apart from the armed forces, for which no data were available) were less likely than they were in 1993 to say that America should be the most assertive of leading nations.
Skipper Chanderpaul, meanwhile, has been urged to be more assertive by one of his predecessors, former fast bowler Courtney Walsh.
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And you are now seeing a situation in which a whole host of other countries are doing very well and coming into their own, and naturally they are going to be more assertive in terms of their interests and ideas.
Questioning may revolve around whether it is possible for the Upper House of Parliament to be elected and not become more assertive in the use of its existing powers.
To be sure, the sort of assertive representation of U.S. interests that has been the hallmark of such appointees sometimes discomfits other diplomats.
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Opponents retort that an elected Lords of any sort will be more assertive, routinely amending and delaying legislation.
Their approach to the talks on the Free-Trade Area of the Americas is likely to be assertive but not hostile.
Step out of your comfort zone to be more assertive and visible if you tend to stay in the background.
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Everyone -- women and men -- need to be more aware of the social cost of punishing girls for being too assertive.
Should it get a big share of the vote, it might be encouraged to be more assertive in parliament than the authorities would like.
"You can't just expect people to walk in, " she says of cultural facilities, stressing the need for staff to be more assertive in marketing.
However, Mike Stone, the chairman of the UK Patients' Association said that assertive patients were to be welcomed.
Those who are likely to be less confident, competitive and assertive, often coming from homes with "little knowledge of the requirements and benefits of selective universities".
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.
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.
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