One of the worst parts of this story is that Gloria is not an assertive personality type and is very hesitant to take it upon herself to stop George from handling cash any longer.

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He's not any more assertive on offense now than he was during the regular season.

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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.

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If you do want to have a conversation, Purcell says, be assertive but not aggressive in your approach.

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Their approach to the talks on the Free-Trade Area of the Americas is likely to be assertive but not hostile.

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But a more assertive stance would not necessarily have delivered a better result.

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In Erasmus's native Europe, meanwhile, assertive Muslim minorities are straining, though not so far exhausting, the capacity of democracy to deal with new social realities.

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It added that if the trust had acted on concerns of his family and had been more assertive in its care, then the death might not have occurred.

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