This greater assertiveness usually makes man-eating lions easier to dispatch than tigers.

In the energy markets now, the Kremlin is dictating terms with greater assertiveness than it has since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

In his reign, Khosrov IV had shown too great assertiveness of his royal authority.

With these developments, the haredim (ultra-Orthodox) have apparently gained self-confidence that manifests itself in greater assertiveness.

The Haydn, as Mr. Brendel played it, was a particularly vivid glimpse of the transition from courtly deference to greater assertiveness.

On the right in West German politics, Professor Stern says, "there is a desire for greater assertiveness, for an end to self-laceration."

Bahram IV considered Khosrov IV had shown too great assertiveness of his royal authority.

A greater, even brasher assertiveness would compensate for the throwaway modesty that crept into this variation.

The tempo increased as she played, subtly at first, then with greater assertiveness after she crossed a musical bridge into a more robust passage of the tune.