But Mr. Bush plans a more assertive public style.

In most instances, an assertive style works better than a passive or aggressive style.

"They all understand what we want," said Bergeron, who has vowed to bench any player who deviates from the careful yet assertive style he favors.

Ford's assertive style made her a favorite of TV casting directors.

Her assertive style was displayed on a tour of Tihar.

But Rokach seems to have been impressed by Wiesenthal's assertive style.

Instead of using abstracted versions of traditional forms, Czech architects turned to a more patriotically assertive style.

The remarks come at a time of growing disquiet over the assertive style of German policy.

And his confident, assertive style has won over his teammates.

She changes her evasive language, typical of courtly love relationships, to a more assertive style.