Indonesia s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has perhaps been the most assertive.

That, in turn, will merely encourage Russia to become even more assertive.

Russia is not becoming assertive, aggressive, or imperial, as many observers claim.

There is a difference between assertive promotion and more gentle support of democratization.

There is a difference between assertive promotion of democracy and more gentle support.

If anything, Abe is even more committed to building an assertive and unapologetic Japan.

Against that background, China s increasingly assertive territorial and maritime claims threaten Asian peace and stability.

If Sunnis triumph there, they may become more assertive in countries that have large Shia populations.

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They point to the negative results of China s more assertive policies since the economic crisis of 2008.

Without personal experience of China s recent traumatic history, the next generation will be more confident and assertive.

Moreover, the ADB s support includes skills development, particularly to foster skills required by the infrastructure sectors, and strengthening skills design and delivery systems.

With Merkel, the substance of Germany s foreign policy will change little, but the assertive style will be muted.

Finally, as China has become more confident and assertive, its shadow over Russia has grown longer and thicker.

An assertive and relatively stable China, it seems, must expand, lest pent up internal pressures tear it apart.

Assertive community treatment, or ACT, is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery.

It is time for the Assembly to be more assertive within the mandate accorded it by the Charter.

An educated mother, well equipped with the knowledge of health skills, agricultural skills, accounting skills and many other skills is a woman that will direct the health of herself, her family and the nation.

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It asserts life skills are a synthesis many skills are used simultaneously in practice.

Although increasingly assertive in Africa and Latin America, China largely remains a free rider under the American security umbrella.

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Can this change? Germany certainly became assertive, owing mostly to the social pressures and tensions incited by rapid economic growth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin s assertive foreign policy stance of recent years reflects the confidence that comes with a booming economy.

Obama s foreign and defense policies have been assertive, to say the least, especially in the Middle East and the Pacific.

Teaching these parenting life skills can also coincide with additional life skills development of the child.

There are no special State programmes for teaching business, marketing, legal skills, agrarian skills, etc., to women.

Indeed, an increasingly assertive China has proven a diplomatic boon for the US in strengthening and expanding its Asian security relationships.

Thailand's experience has taught us that, ultimately, developing nations can and should become equal and assertive partners in our own development.

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Indeed, overconfidence in assessing its power led to more assertive Chinese foreign policy behavior in the latter part of 2009 and 2010.

The Hats, who ruled Sweden from 1738 to 1765, advocated an alliance with France and an assertive foreign policy, especially towards Russia.

This MoU also provided technical training to enhance the range of skills, including their marketing and business promotion skills.

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There is thus little reason to believe that a more explicitly assertive stance is necessary for dealing with the splittist government in Taipei.