| The male had to be domineering, imposing, and always taking the initiative. |
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| The secrets of victory thus lie in taking the initiative, and in getting the start of one's adversary there are included the following factors. |
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| Swisscontact particularly supports women in taking the initiative to generate income for their families. |
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| As a result, the Army will soon have a cohort of company grade officers who are accustomed to operating independently, taking the initiative, and adapting to changes. |
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| This is him taking the initiative to share some of his knowledge about coaching and try to get people prepared and make aware of what to expect when they go into this field. |
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| You can foster this relationship by taking the initiative from the very beginning. |
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| The exceptions to this rule are few and they vary in nature according to whoever is taking the initiative. |
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| The hon. member must be congratulated for taking the initiative to move forward to correct it. |
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| Some felt Canada should be an equal partner with others, and some offered Canada praise for taking the initiative. |
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| He thanked the United Kingdom for taking the initiative in commissioning a study on the subject. |
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| If you permit me, Mr. President, I would also like to thank you for taking the initiative to organize this important debate. |
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| I am thinking, too, of businesses and employers taking the initiative to show their support. |
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| We congratulate you on your leadership in taking the initiative to highlight the impact of armed conflict on the security of children. |
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| The Socialist Group in the European Parliament in this House is grateful to you for taking the initiative in mooting these reforms, of which we are in favour. |
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| And a few are taking the initiative themselves. |
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| However, this was a faulty conclusion, because a fighter can only carry out this purely defensive task by taking the initiative in the offensive. |
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| Yet here too Turkey is taking the initiative. |
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| Having said that, they are taking the initiative within their own organisations to confront their own people, and saying that it should absolutely not be done any more in their companies. |
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| May I begin by thanking the National High Committee for Francophony, and especially its Chairman, Annick du Roscoat, for taking the initiative for this splendid gathering. |
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| It is henceforth capable of taking the initiative, intervening on a par with its partners and playing a strategic role in major space projects in a co-operative framework. |
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| Although the major Powers, which possess nuclear weapons, have called for disarmament, they have not set a good example for other countries by taking the initiative to dismantle their own weapons of mass destruction. |
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| In conclusion, foreign the athlete's tactics consisted of taking the initiative in offense by placing the shuttlecock as far from the point of strike by the opponent as possible, thereby, making the opponent run. |
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| You did not wait passively for the action of Your Son but You anticipated it, making Him aware of the need and with discreet authority taking the initiative to send the servants to Him. |
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| The dilemma is that taking the initiative indicates a willingness to assume the risk of the venture and hence makes the company ineligible for assistance. |
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| The Group is taking the initiative to regain its leadership in France. |
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| Indeed, by taking the initiative to set up the Global Partnership for Agriculture and Food Security, France has ensured that efforts to alleviate hunger are considered as one of its national priorities. |
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| The government should continue taking the initiative to provide in the Public Accounts basic information that will help the system of governing operate properly. |
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| That's why we are taking the initiative to investigate pre-1840 ships and boats, from wooden sailing vessels to the very start of iron hulled steam ships. |
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| Taking the initiative entails a three-pronged course of action. |
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