Some of the participants were self-conscious,self-assertive' backwoodsmen ' defending an independent way of life, looting and striking back against coastal people.
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The market these writers celebrated was nothing if it was not an arena forself-assertiveand self-interested action.
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Crudely put, the difference is betweenself-assertivevanity and submissive dignity.
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As such, local government is undeniably and rightlyself-assertive.
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Indeed, younger people in minority communities have been able to be moreself-assertiveabout their differences.
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One irresponsible andself-assertivedistrict can upset the peace and tranquillity of a whole countryside, and the county council have no power to veto the decision of that particular council.
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Music journalists have noted the album for its innovative production, funk-based samples,self-assertive themes, ingenious lyricism, and complex rhyme patterns.
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The children areself-assertivein the face of difficult lives.
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It was notable for taunts and boasts about rapping, and socio-political commentary, both delivered in an aggressive,self-assertivestyle.
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The young woman, aggressivelyself-assertiveand bossy, is angry at her fianc for being lukewarm about her projects.
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Everyone else living at the office are all charming,self-assertivebishjo.
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The study's author noted that the expression is jaunty andself-assertiveas well as intensely cockney.
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He proposed 10 psychopathic personalities: those showing abnormal mood/activity; the insecure sensitive and insecure anankastic (drifting, feckless); fanatics;self-assertive; emotionally unstable; explosive; callous; weak-willed; asthenic.
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