German and European Union policymakers are calling his bluff. As a result, the two sides have become stuck in a passive aggressive standoff that has made serious negotiation impossible.

They are known to be very aggressive and nervous.

Today, however, the loyalists rhetoric is more aggressive.

Boys are usually more aggressive, whilst girls are more caring.

He grew stronger and more aggressive and began biting his teachers.

Some areas of the Tarlabasi neighbourhood in Istanbul are undergoing aggressive redevelopment, while others are being being deliberately neglected by municipal officials.

Their reviews were very negative.

The findings were negative.

Some American defense analysts view China s maritime strategy as being clearly aggressive.

Then he said, I have negative thoughts.

The results of those comparisons were negative.

These are squid. Now males, when they fight, if they're really aggressive, they turn white.

Louis made peace with the Triple Alliance, but he continued to maintain his aggressive intentions towards the Netherlands.

The text of the draft resolution now in circulation contains no offensive language.

Twitter may now be taking more aggressive steps to promote Internet freedom abroad.

The outcome was a major step backward.

In fact, it has not been.

It had negative echoes highlighted in the world press.

The adoption of such a simple and specific additional protocol, similar in brevity and substance to Additional Protocol I on non detectable fragments, would guarantee for all the High Contracting Parties

For eight years, Saddam's regime imposed a massive war of aggression and occupation on my people.

Impacts were found to be negative in general.

Abuse of buyer's power could occur through extraction of rents from suppliers, adopting house brand or local labels competing with suppliers' products or extending unfair contracts, for example in the case of franchising.

Half of the disabilities were reportedly the result of acts of aggression and violence committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians.

Volatile stock market, getting negative feedback that's also immediate.

This can be either positive or negative.

Not all Jewish depictions of Muhammad were negative.

This might consequently have had negative connotations for the population.

These clearly are negative trends, events and factors.

Brazil has been aggressive in terms of capital restrictions, twice increasing its tax on financial inflows.

The representative of Romania stated that his country did not associate itself with any aggressive policies against any country in the world.

The bacterial outer membrane is found in gram negative bacteria.

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

They were more often in moods that they described as hostile, angry, anxious, and tense.

Indeed, the ongoing fallout is likely to remain very negative.

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

He will probably be more aggressive in responding to neighboring Venezuela s challenges, both on the border and throughout the region.

It's not negative it's positive. These are investments that pay for themselves.

Yet it has also produced powerful emotional responses, both positive and negative.

Negative consequences, such as isolation and resistance to ideas, occur when knowledge sharing is impeded.

The overall picture is mixed, with both positive and negative developments.

The illegal exploitation of Somali forests has had a tremendous negative environmental impact.

War and militarism have profound adverse consequences on women and children.

The passivity of the international community allowed the fundamental rights of the Saharans to be violated on a daily basis.

Some members felt that the proliferation of such clauses was a significant negative phenomenon.

But they can contain something darker, more aggressive, too, especially when sporting combat is loaded with historical memory.