Word: assertively
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...focus on Maliki's shortcomings and failures, the job of Iraqi Prime Minister - at least as outlined by American officials - is probably impossible. There is probably no one who can reconcile with Sunni nationalists while simultaneously disarming militias tied to Shi'ite Iran. There is no one who can assert control over militia-dominated government ministries while simultaneously asserting control over Sunni communities that remain antagonistic towards the central government. As a senior Western diplomat observed earlier this month, there is no knight in shining armor waiting in the wings to solve the country's problems if and when Maliki...
...right. But they are only the goal: get the girl because of the challenge. They are not only unknowable, they're hardly worth knowing. They're a treat to see swinging their hips as they pass the misfits; but they don't understand the guy game, which is to assert domination by being rudely clever. They can walk the walk but they can't talk the talk...
...Early reviews have applauded the show for employing humor without losing sight of the underlying tragedy. At one point in the show, Hussein's henchman assert that Sayid "will go far" - well, "bits of him at least." And the foot-stomping number "I Wanna Be Like Osama" skewers Hussein's hunger for power: "While my lackeys loom like vultures, I'll declare a clash of cultures, kill civilians by the millions round the globe...
Patrick unveiled a $1 billion proposal on July 20 that would help to bolster life sciences research—especially in regards to stem cells—and assert Massachusetts’ place as the epicenter of the scientific innovation...
...question, it is. "Real disposable income is growing 10% a year, and has done ever since Putin came to power," says Barysch. That has boosted Putin's popularity, which is largely undented by his moves to assert control over the Russian media and to consolidate political power in the Kremlin. Westerners may lament the loss of freedoms in Russia, says Barysch, but "most Russians never knew they had them. What we are nostalgic about, the Yeltsin years, Russians perceived as a period of chaos, instability and great inequality...