The result is that some legislators seem to have taken on a new assertiveness.

This new assertiveness can be seen in many other ways as well.

On the face of it, the new assertiveness should not have come as a surprise.

The new assertiveness of the states did not happen overnight.

Japan's new assertiveness on defense is a healthy development that should not alarm other Asian countries.

But lately, there had grown a new assertiveness among some in the gorge.

The numbers have arrived nonetheless, along with a new assertiveness on the power play.

And she has shown a new assertiveness that appears to be a reaction to this challenge.

Serafina's journey also takes her to a new assertiveness and independence.

Fueling the spread of the women's clubs is a new sexual assertiveness among women in a Latin society.