Word: assertively
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...Crimson’s top performers were the ones who found themselves in the crosshairs as they advanced through to later rounds. Since many of Harvard’s top performenrs were unwilling to assert themselves, they were defeated, in several cases bowing out earlier than they should have...
...Levy concedes that we may never know who ordered Pearl?s murder. But his book has a larger agenda: To promote the idea that America should focus more on fighting terrorism in Pakistan - where radical Islamists may be close to acquiring nuclear know-how - than in Iraq. ?I assert that Pakistan is the biggest rogue state of all the rogue states,? he writes. It?s a provocative thought for a conspiracy buff or anyone else to ponder...
...will be asked to participate in discussions about ways that each of us can be part of the solution. We invite the rest of the College to follow suit. If you are tempted to think that this isn’t the proper domain of Harvard College, I would assert that we are very much in the business of ensuring every student’s right to learn, free of the fear of violence. Every violation of any member of our community exacts a price upon...
...whilst these attacks emboldened Rome’s august Imperator, here in Athens, Narcissus has failed to assert himself with the impudent citizenry. Perhaps it is time for a more direct intervention by Rome. It might begin with removal of this titular leader, before his meddlesome people do it, and replace him with someone wholly unacceptable to our interests. Athens should then be directly ruled from Rome. Of course, Athenians cannot be given Roman citizenship—they are incorrigibly fractious and unworthy of the honour...
...peace process can survive the resignation last weekend of Mahmoud Abbas as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, the U.S. has lost the one Palestinian leader with whom it believed it could do business. In response, the Administration hopes to punish Yasser Arafat for undermining Abbas' efforts to assert authority over the Palestinian security apparatus and crack down on militant groups like Hamas. A senior State Department official says the U.S. plans to push European and Arab leaders to cut ties with Arafat and demand that the Palestinians elect a new leader. "We don't work with Arafat," says...