| On my view, to believe something is to hold a proposition in your mind assertively. |
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| He holds out the glass assertively, as if to demonstrate his rejection of fundamentalist restraints. |
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| It has clean, assertively fruity hop flavours that stand up to the hottest spices. |
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| The hostility-reduction intervention included teaching them skills for expressing anger more appropriately and more assertively. |
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| We emptied wine bottles and talked about ourselves, taking it in turns to nod assertively at each other's observations. |
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| Learning to express opinions more assertively is a form of self-expression. |
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| It also recognizes the Government of Canada's intention to act more assertively in environmental stewardship, an issue of growing global concern. |
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| We intend to promote Canada assertively as an emerging energy superpower, a stable and growing producer in an unpredictable world. |
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| We're afraid to put our demands over too strongly, too assertively, because that could scupper the dialogue. |
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| I knew I might not fit into the chair provided, and to perch on the end of it for hours while trying to act assertively is not easy. |
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| New York's inhabitants, especially in the outer boroughs, define their surroundings much more assertively, and they should. |
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| Curbing small arms and light weapons requires a multifaceted, integrated programme assertively backed by the national government. |
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| Did you think that behaving assertively would actually be at the extreme right-end of this spectrum rather than in the middle? |
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| Mr. Allison worked assertively on that tune, laying into its tonal center with palpable force. |
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| Pioneered by the likes of Google and Salesforce.com, incumbents such as Microsoft and SAP have assertively embraced this model. |
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| I'd like to address the need for the federal government to invest more assertively in a national Housing First Strategy. |
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| It is also important to understand that acting assertively means that you value people even if you do not agree with them. |
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| Rather than getting into a shouting match, he recommends taking three deep breaths, changing your environment or making your point assertively but calmly. |
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| By moving forward on this assertively we would be encouraging those industrial pioneers that can change the products and formulas that are necessary for our foods to be bold. |
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| Clearly, women must become more involved and stake their claims more assertively, but responsibility also lies with the public authorities and the legislators, who must take positive steps to boost women's participation. |
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| It is clear, however, that it is central to future Iranian power and assertiveness, as a nucleararmed or nuclear-capable Iran could more assertively pursue its regional ambitions. |
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| This is a 4-door sedan that revels in being driven assertively. |
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| It was the beginning of our commitment to apply Canadian law assertively when new online products and services have an impact on the privacy rights of Canadians. |
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| Directors must approach others assertively, responsibly and supportively, and be willing to raise tough questions in a manner that encourages open discussion. |
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| Hugh Montgomery: The assertively swept do, Cruella De Vil eyebrows and slash of lippy are all conspiring to leave us cowering in critical submission, somehow. |
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| Not because idealistic politicians think so, but because our citizens expect Europe to speak with one voice and act assertively in order to restrain the United States if necessary. |
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| Ms Bralo did not give Mr Javid an easy ride, interrogating him as deftly and assertively as any television news anchor. Still, the prime minister's no-show was a shame. |
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| People in countries such as Canada that are potential targets for terrorist operations or terrorist threats have to deal very responsibly and assertively with this very real threat. |
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| In 1989 and during his early years with PBS, he was already assertively expressing himself, and his solo has enabled him to further pursue his combat as a militant and rouse the younger generation with his incisive lyrics. |
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| Commencing in May, TFK CIMIC Roto 9 assertively began engaging with ground-level governance at every occasion possible to identify projects, along with priorities. |
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| If we construe assertively uttering a sentence exemplifying 'S is P' as asserting the proposition that A is A, then we fail to capture the point of the assertion. |
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| The next use of biological weapons could be a transforming event, totally changing the international context, unless the global community responds assertively and effectively. |
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