Sentences with phrase «too assertive»

There is a potential danger that if the med - arbiter is perceived by the parties or their advisers of being too assertive or assuming the role of arbitrator during the mediation stage, there is likely to be a greater tendency to assume that such confidential information obtained during caucus in mediation may influence his award, if the matter proceeds to the arbitration stage.

The volume of cats and kittens in pounds and shelters during the breeding season means that many are killed due to minor curable health problems such as flu and ringworm, or socialization issues such as being too timid or too assertive.

Rather than appear too assertive or pushy, you do what women have been taught to do — quiet our voices and give a nice «sweet» smile.

Your hovering around her will not do the trick if it is way too assertive.

If you're too timid around an outgoing man, you'll quickly lose his interest, while if you're too assertive around a timid man, you'll scare him away.

In fact, women may be penalized for being too ambitious, too confident, too assertive.

So there may be a perception of doctors and midwives being too assertive — therefore bullying — but they have the patients» best interests at heart.»

Use a variety of greens, or the flavor will be too assertive.

While it looks nice as a garnish, I often find its flavor too assertive, and sometimes I can barely taste whatever is underneath.

Some respondents do not care for Sunday greeters who seem too assertive or deacons who would rather count money and gab in the basement than stay with the worshipers at sermon time.

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In my experience, a great mind - set for writing sales copy that doesn't appear too assertive is to assume that everyone reading your copy doesn't want to do what you what them to do!

Be too assertive and be disliked for perceived «bitchiness» or fail to stand your ground and come across as wimpy instead?

Not exact matches

Others suggested that Lehrer wasn't assertive enough in general and that he gave both candidates too much freedom to speak at length without him moving the conversation along.

While this may seem like it conflicts with the need to be assertive — after all, it's difficult to assert yourself fully if you're open to changing your opinion — being too stringent or adamant in your beliefs will work against you.

There is too little room in the heterosexual box for either spouse in a marriage to develop fully her or his capacities for loving humanity and God out of a sense of self as both strong and gentle, confident and vulnerable, assertive and receptive, equally able to lead and to follow.

Strings like, «There is something wrong with you if you don't speak in tongues» (a very unBiblical one that), you must have a full submersion baptism because the last baptism you had wasn't wet enough, you must sing naff choruses or it means you do nt» want to worship God, you must believe that the vast majority of people that have lived on earth are damned to everlasting Hell, you must not say anything controversial, you must not be too intellectually assertive if you're a woman, you must do as we say and believe as we say, you must force yourself to be attracted to people with a particular set of genitalia or be lonely and unfulfilled for the rest of your life.

She can be assertive also when she talks to grown - ups and seems unaware that she is often going just a bit too far.

I see this site as a proper fan discussion site, not too sanitised from assertive and actual fan speak language, which as the Admin well knows, though will not publicly admit, is how fans speak when attending matches.

Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, too, argued the city's response had changed little from prior demonstrations — but then went on to say the force would be «more assertive» at future demonstrations.

It's too bad that someone who prides herself on her assertive personality has so doggedly failed to honor that quality in her students.

While accepting the need to make some compromises with Nick Clegg's party they feel Cameron has given away too much to the coalition's junior party — and want the prime minister to be more assertive as the next general election approaches.

«The combination of being assertive and witty is sometimes just too much.»

«You probably should write me first — it indicates some interest and tells me that you are assertive, and there is not too much ambiguity.»

Affleck is well - acquitted to his role as a hapless husband with far too many eyes on him, and former Bond girl Rosamund Pike finally turns in a star - making performance as the enigmatic, mercurial and deeply, secretly assertive Amy Dunne.

I, too, wish Mac had been more assertive, but that was the point of his character.

She too carried a lot of baggage from her background and had to be assertive in her choice of men.

His mother says she has noticed it, too, and his speech therapist says he is more assertive now and better able to express himself.»

Dog owners who are too strict and assertive may ultimately reinforce submissive urination which quickly becomes a vicious cycle.

If you do have other animals present for the puppy teething period in your home, they will do a good job of being assertive too.

Using the same techniques as for food guarding can be effective, but owners often need to be assertive in other ways, too.

Keep assertive and consistent in potty training the boxer puppy to make sure the goal is reached with too much - spent energy for you and the puppy.

If a coyote gets too close, follows you for too long, acts overly assertive, or does not respond to hazing, report the coyote to the National Park Service at the non-emergency dispatch number [phone].

With this updating of Duchamp's gesture, the Portland, Oregon — based artist managed to forcefully reformulate the contradiction between its assertive (this, too, is art) and negative (this is just

In 2005, Ayotte took his assertive approach too far.

According to Time's «Study: Women Do Not Apply To «Male - Sounding» Jobs,» these words sounded too masculine and deterred women from applying for jobs: assertive, independent, and analytical.

While you want to appear assertive and confident, this is typically too pushy.

For example, one may strengthen a friend who has difficulty in her marriage because of her lack of self - assurance by boosting her confidence and helping her find ways to be more assertive with her husband, and this new confidence could help her interact with other people too.