Rather, the time horizon for redeployment would be negotiated with the Iraqi government and nested within a more assertive approach to regional diplomacy.

So far, Mr. Gore has taken a more assertive approach than Gov. George W. Bush on all of these questions.

Through his assertive approach, or his clever tapping into the Internet, Dr. Dean has somehow put himself at the head of this parade.

Trammell said Rodriguez has already had a huge impact with a more assertive approach than he had expected.

The APP called for a more assertive approach from African leaders to translate the continent's "immense resources" into social benefits for its people.

Some Bush administration officials have favored a more assertive approach to Iraq, built around American arms aid to Iraqi opposition groups.

This is an assertive approach to influencing.

Some current and former prosecutors have been stunned by the newly assertive approach to the most controversial issue in the criminal justice system.

But even within such an assertive approach there seems to be a willingness to concede to history.

The campaign also takes a far more modern and assertive approach.