How To Use Aggressive In A Sentence

They can't say conclusively he's not alive, and the presumption is they must aggressively pursue every avenue of this case. Scott Speicher
Jillie leads me through an opening in the brush, a path lined with white knotweed and purple morning glories that opens up, just beyond the briers of blackberry vines that have long been picked clean by quail and finches, into a meadow lighted with goldenrod and sunlight against the rusty tops of tall grasses, striving against the subtle blues of the lobelia and the aggressive reds of jack-in-the-pulpits. Taxonomies
Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors. WebWire | Recent Headlines
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil

A client who uses aggressive tactics against you to get their way is a real liability, and you should extricate yourself from the situation as quickly as possible.
Save aggressively over the next five years so she has the choice to work as an independent consultant, if she desires.
Petrocelli Monday afternoon began an aggressive cross-examination after Simpson finished five hours of gentle questioning by his own lawyer Friday and Monday.
Her aggressiveness made it difficult for him to explain his own feelings.
brought up to be aggressive and defiant
One wonders how Ecevit, with his exaggeration and selective memory, can have an objective and nonaggressive attitude toward a fair solution in Cyprus. Europe's Highs And Lows
The Front adopted an aggressive propaganda campaign against its rivals.
The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
Don't lose your tempter, act too aggressive, or harshly criticize your children.
A flanking attack on Antigonus' troops from Spartan light infantry stationed in the Oenus valley was thwarted by an aggressive cavalry attack led by the Achaean general Philopoemen.
Armantrout's short lines, use of rhetoric, aggressive lineation, disjunctions and juxtapositions, discursiveness, parataxis, and myriad condensatory techniques are all exemplary, but never overbearing. Seth Abramson: November 2011 Contemporary Poetry Reviews
Some parenting patterns inadvertently support aggressive behavior in more subtle ways.
Exercising their ire at the moment is the police, with their aggressive attitude towards gun use.
Be assertive without being aggressive and be clear about what you want. The Sun
Similarly, the exaction of stiff reprisals for unexpected attacks on troops remote from the fighting front might cow the local population, or might stimulate them to more aggressive resistance.
The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration.
Poor messaging isn't the only possible cause for the increase in denial: politicians — mostly on the right — have aggressively pushed the climate-change-is-a-hoax trope.
An interesting bit of backstory to the battle over Tim Burgess’ attempt to expand the definition of aggressive panhandling, which passed the city council 5-4 yesterday but faces a certain mayoral veto. After Giving Opponents Months to Organize Against Panhandling Proposal, Burgess Tried to Fast-Track Legislation « PubliCola
The typical concrete edge, the unhealthy pollution caused by too much sliced white bread and the overpowering dominance of aggressive species such as Canada geese and coots combine to turn them into lifeless wet deserts.
More important than everything, the most aggressive driving force of her life.
What are the keywords on the mood boards at the car designers these days: sexy, aggressive, practical, safe, sporty, flexible, successful, family, active, fun?
We exploit the cavity-model theory as the coarse model and electric magnetic simulation software HFSS as the fine model, they are aligned through Aggressive Space Mapping Algorithm.
It was one of the largest superlocal co-op chains of grain silos in the Midwest and aggressively tried new ventures, from raising hogs to processing soybeans for food.
A passive-aggressiveness marches through it: On one hand, Capitol doubts its salability and keeps it off the market; on the other, the label constantly attempts to justify its importance by hailing every burp and burble emanating from the recording booth. Pet Sounds : It's Not Rock 'n' Roll, But We Like It
Atlético Paranaense warmed to the aggressive midfielder from the Minas Gerais province, only to have second thoughts. Sandro: 'I told my brother: I'll be the player we should both have been'
Residents said since the murder was discovered, police paramilitaries had been conducting an aggressive campaign to check identities in a search for vagrants, who are the prime suspects.
Golub, whose large-scale paintings drew inspiration from everything from Greek kouroi to images of male pornography, used a technique that was more sculpture than brushstroke, famously using a meat cleaver to create aggressive peaks on the canvas. Home | The New York Observer
There is no evidence of any self harm or of threatening or aggressive behaviour towards others.
Be assertive without being aggressive and be clear about what you want. The Sun
This little package of dense black fur is fearless but unaggressive, happy to please but not a pushover, a tad stubborn but a complete lovebug.
Better prepared and more aggressive, he unexpectedly outmanoeuvred the prime minister.
Now Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) is tapping into that vast market with an aggressive advertising campaign for Abilify (aripiprazole), its blockbuster antipsychotic medication. AdWatch: Abilify finds lucrative new audience
They are thought to trigger inflammation in the brain, which leads to memory loss and aggressive behaviour. The Sun
We also found that one particularly aggressive predatory ant species tended to attack bugs carrying eggs, and gangs of these ants could succeed in killing them.
The federal government has been aggressively promoting bilingualism in the public service since the 1960s. Globe and Mail
Coronet Foods has been aggressively investigating and taking corrective action.
Psychological studies have confirmed this: the more advanced students have much less aggressive personalities than the average person.
Finally, I had to just tell myself to stop being so aggressive.
At the time records were becoming so aggressive, like with rave and hardcore breakbeat, and I wanted something warmer and softer.
We were driving most unaggressively across a small plaza, with a driver and a friend on the box beside him to help keep us from harm, when a trolley-car came wildly round a corner at the speed of at least two miles an hour and crossed our track. Familiar Spanish Travels
The very same natural propensity to be communal and socially cohesive, makes us aggressive to outsiders. Times, Sunday Times
Her chin was thrust forward aggressively.
Yep, aggressive lyrics and guitar riffs, all backed by the trademark thumping drums, with only moments of calm to provide a respite from the headbanging.
It is often criticized for its aggressive behaviour towards visitors, and male dogs can get out of hand if not strictly controlled. Superdog! Action plans that work for a happy and well-behaved pet
However, thus far in 2009 we've outperformed, which is unusual for us; because so many high-quality names traded at a discount, we were more aggressive than usual in our investments. US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha
They were neither aggressive nor ostentatious.
Aggressive behaviors included pecking the male, bill snapping, reverse mounting, and frontal attack, which resulted in aerial grappling.
These tumors are highly aggressive, with most deaths related to hepatic failure, massive hemorrhage, or metastatic disease.
The brewer is getting more aggressive in its advertising. After 181 Years, Local Beer Stops Playing Hard to Get
Gasol showed more aggressiveness from the start on offense, pushing the ball to the basket against rookie Andreas Glyniadakis, at one point beating him off the dribble from the foul line for a dunk. USATODAY.com - Basketball - Seattle vs. Memphis
Authorities should assume an aggressive stance in screening money laundering and its related crimes.
He was rude to the point of being aggressive.
But charities said owners should also be forced to muzzle aggressive dogs. The Sun
But in the longer term there are supportive arguments for not aggressively underweighting the sector.
They specifically admitted children who were behaviorally aggressive, not mentally deficient, brain damaged, or psychotic.
Be assertive without being aggressive and be clear about what you want. The Sun
Clinton "courted" Edwards 'endorsement as aggressively as Obama did. Clinton win leads to Obama boost
The policy of détente was abandoned and, under the Reagan administration, an increasingly aggressive policy was pursued towards the Soviet Union.
Summary Families with aggressive children can be helped by teaching the parents to be more consistent and effective in their control methods.
With the bumsters' new focus on butt-cleavage within the society of the naked ape, push-up brassieres will have to compete aggressively to bring attention back to the chest.
In fiscal year 2009, there have been 52 "code green" incidents, which are defined as nonmedical emergencies, and usually mean someone is being violent or aggressive. RutlandHerald.com
They suggest that use of this approach led to a reduction of aggressive incidents and that the approach has broader application to other forensic and mental health settings.
Once they adapt to their new coach's ways, the team will be aggressive and feisty.
Barring miracle remission on a continental scale, only aggressive, coordinated medical relief, public health programs and public information campaigns squelch epidemics.
Emotionally unstable, his aggressive attitude frequently culminates in violence.
He relies on his athleticism and aggressiveness to beat blockers to the ballcarrier but struggles disengaging from blocks. Wake Forest's Curry heads deep draft for linebackers
And though he acted with what seemed at the time like blitzkrieg aggressiveness, he regretted in later years that he hadn't moved even faster.
A male Cancer-Pisces, fearing that his sensitivity is a form of weakness, may try to assume an aggressive persona, hoping to conceal his feelings with an overt display of toughness or machismo.
With accurate yardages to all of these essential points you'll have the information you need to choose the right club and to decide when to play aggressively and when to play it safe.
However, aggression in the horse does not mean that he will be aggressive or hostile towards us.
His behaviour towards her was becoming more and more aggressive.
The community is demanding a less aggressive style of policing.
Dear, lovable Brian, as unaggressive a human as ever existed, had been murdered because of something to do with Sara. Scarlet Nights
‘Where hogweeds have established themselves, their aggressive growth and large size mean they rapidly out-compete our native plant species,’ Barratt said.
He also confirmed that a second charge of behaving in an aggressive and threatening manner had been withdrawn.
Neither slap-happy comedy nor aggressive action fare, The Beaver is a somber, sad domestic drama featuring an alcoholic in acute crisis.
Six months ago they cautioned against being too aggressive on the corporate scandals; now they censure Democrats for not pushing harder.
Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively.
It promotes reflexes, sharpens skills at the net and simply makes you a better, more aggressive player. Times, Sunday Times
The panel laughed over Mike Huckabee's Sunday touting of his poll numbers among Republicans, which Douthat termed characteristically "charmingly passive-aggressive. HuffPost TV: Sam Stein On 'Ed Show': Time For Birthers To 'Move On To The Real Issues' (VIDEO)
Knots of spectators were there to cheer me on aggressively, and by 10 miles I had caught Peter.
Haslett, a noted tough guy, knows how to mold a swarming, aggressive unit, and he could be the perfect fit for the mentality St. Louis wants to adopt.
Instead, they now are aggressively revamping the educational system.
Hand held speed cameras are deployed to facilitate enforcement evidence aimed at the minority of cyclists who flout the rules and who react in an aggressive manner, usually bewailing the breaching of their civil rights.
The main reason why Iran wants the bomb is as a deterrent -- against Israel, which already has one, and against the United States, which seems more aggressive against countries that don't have bombs (Iraq) than against countries that do (North Korea). Krauthammer Bombs - Swampland - TIME.com
Progressive symptoms, crippling claudication and limb ischemia warrant more aggressive interventions.
The slump leaves the Government strapped for cash forcing National Savings to compete aggressively for money.
The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.
He was a star producer, one of the most aggressive and innovative brokers in his region.
Off court she is just as aggressive as she is on the court.
Emotionally unstable, his aggressive attitude frequently culminates in violence.
The Insurance Committee will continue to work aggressively to re-engineer the vision of the ACA Insurance Program in order to meet the needs and demands of ACA camps.
As you can see, family tendencies can play a crucial role in helping the sensation-seeking, potentially aggressive child.
If you venture from "feminine" standards, you are labelled aggressive and hostile.
So you can wait and act if surveillance shows that more aggressive intervention is needed. Times, Sunday Times
Booker T. Jones collaborated with Neil Young and the Drive-by T.uckers on a rockin 'instrumental set that emphasized aggressive guitar and grungey rhythmic drive as much as Jones' famous B-3 organ. StarTribune.com rss feed
He has an aggressive manner.
Any search for some one aggressive in the container business - apart from Sherwood - was bound to lead to Tiphook.
U.S. business today is challenged by aggressive overseas competitors.
It is too early to tell if such aggressive measures will mute the violence or stoke it.
Argentina offered the olive branch amid fears its aggressive behaviour over the islands will get it kicked out of the G20 group of leading nations. The Sun
In other words, aggressive fantasy may suggest or stimulate aggressive behaviour, rather than drain off the motive to behave aggressively.
There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance.
He told me to be more aggressive in representing my patch.
In order to target high-risk subpopulations for more aggressive therapy, the challenge has been to identify those patients at high risk.
Korn/Ferry perhaps appeals more to aggressive, fast-growth conglomerates than to old-fashioned, traditional companies.
Both opened with aggressive sales promotions, triggering even more heated competition in the business, Yang said.
You need to be assertive but not aggressive. Everything You Need to Know for Success in Business
Tip workers have already been issued with lapel cameras to record aggressive behaviour. The Sun
The only aggressive magick I've done was directed towards a right cow in the last place I worked.
The Sabres rarely forechecked aggressively, and Peca's biggest job was usually to shut down the opponent's top center.
Lots of people like that aggressive, edgy side in a motorbike - this journalist included. The Sun
The growth of China's massive economy is beginning to slow as stimulus funds peter out and aggressive monetary tightening measures take effect.
I can only hope that the legislature rectifies this problem by instituting greater fines and gives the CDOW more leeway in aggressively pursuing these reckless and idiotic individuals. Bears Kill Colorado Woman Who Fed Them
Neufeld contends that peer orientation undermines family cohesion, poisons the school atmosphere and fosters an aggressively hostile and sexualized youth culture.
The poem is wonderfully funny in its sketch of our toey aggressiveness when we find ourselves overseas and out of our trees.
-- Do they seem overtired, cranky, irritable, aggressive, overemotional or hyperactive, or have trouble thinking during the day? Kids tucked in with a dose of melatonin
As you can see, family tendencies can play a crucial role in helping the sensation-seeking, potentially aggressive child.
Wines, particularly wines naturally low in tannins themselves, can taste aggressively tannic after being matured in barrels made from kiln-dried, as opposed to air-dried, wood.
Not only has she been in great demand, but her youthful on-screen tendency to look pained and always on the verge of tears has been replaced by a saucy, aggressive, womanly tone.
Although their bite is extremely painful to man, they are not aggressive and most people are bitten while handling them.
They have less chance to attack me and my aggressive game works better. Times, Sunday Times
In a statement, they said, They react in fury and menace to our intention to show the film and have boasted that their threats of aggressive demonstrations prevented its previous showing in the Mother of Parliaments. Archive 2009-02-01
The protester was jabbing a finger aggressively at a policeman.
Relaxing his shoulders, he took up an aggressive fighting stance.
One criticism of the young fast bowler is, he is not particularly aggressive; he has never sledged an opponent on the field.
During a downtrend, shorts are selling aggressively while the only participants that are buying are bottom pickers.
Her sharp, aggressive tone set in motion the events that led to her downfall.
They look like a cross between a pair of aggressive skates and a pair of training skates.
Some children are much more aggressive than others.
As I start to wonder about the legitimacy of the test, Alain becomes altogether more aggressive, demanding what I plan to do about the advanced state of misery and moral turpitude in which I have found myself.
Alongside the impact of your father's aggressive behaviour when you were growing up, this would only add to your overwhelming feelings of anxiety. Times, Sunday Times
He's a very aggressive bowler -- he always bowls the ball straight at the batsman's body.
There appears to be increasing support for the leadership to take a more aggressive stance.
It is similar to the outdoors Red Hot Poker but its colour, a dusky pink, is much less aggressive.
We are a bit aggressive in that way. Times, Sunday Times
They have less chance to attack me and my aggressive game works better. Times, Sunday Times
Every now and then, an experience would serve as a reminder that intelligent marine mammals can be aggressive as well as friendly; that you must operate with respect in what is their patch.
If the female gets really aggressive towards her mate he should be removed, or a tank divider installed.
Sherburn's estimation of the capacities of youth was generous in comparison; this more aggressive abridger turned the nineteen volumes of Richardson's three novels into a 232-page duodecimo.
She became more aggressive, her temper became shorter, but she was still blunt with a few smart-alec remarks here and there.
I was also pleasantly surprised by how effective yet unaggressive the molded-in frame texturing was.
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
I think actually he reached out very aggressively basically to the right during the campaign, kind of quell these fears that he was soft on Israel. CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2008
The security forces were aggressive, pushing forward until an elderly demonstrator suffered a heart attack.
I think this ordinance is addressing a problem that doesn't exist ( "aggressive panhandling" is not my issue downtown) -- unless we're talking about Burgess 'mayoral ambitions (and, hey McGinn, way to set up a preview of the next election by vetoing this). Tim vs. Tim: The Aggressive Panhandling Ordinance « PubliCola
& Co. called Proscar, also used to treat benign prostate enlargement, showed a similar reduction in prostate-cancer risk, but there was an increase of aggressive cancers among men taking the drug. Drug Cuts Cancer Risk
The higher the ratio, the more aggressive a company has been at taking on debt. Times, Sunday Times
For aggressiveness, the coupe's hood rises higher, with multi-focal parabola headlamps cut into the forward edge.
He seemed to need to show us how strong and disciplinarian he could be and was so aggressive sometimes it was just ridiculous. The Sun
The snakehead, a particularly nasty beast of a fish from Asia, is highly aggressive and a voracious predator.
Put briefly, the rigorous econometric analysis undertaken by these four scholars led them to conclude that "to the extent that counterinsurgent forces engage in unpopular and aggressive operations that generate specific local grievances, they are likely to facilitate increased recruitment and support for insurgent groups. Jay Mandle: War Does Not Promote Democracy
Some of them have recently started to adopt a more aggressive approach, known as ransomware, where they block critical system functionality until a license fee is paid. Softpedia News - Global
On the surface, the term stood for two contradictory allegations: referees were afraid to call fouls when they should, and referees were calling fouls too quickly and intimidating teams from playing aggressive defense. Getting Open
I am, however, happy to report that I caught my first of the season Sunday, and they were pretty aggressive even though the spawn is nearly two months away and the water is still darn cold. Flukin' Largemouth
Even with a more aggressive policy of positive discrimination, it is doubtful whether geographical inequalities can be overcome.
DYNAMITE: The term applies to TNT's bittersweet Men of a Certain Age, continuing its terrific second season, but not so much to the instantly tiresome new legal dramedy Franklin & Bash, which implodes in the belief that aggressive quirkiness, smarmy frat-boy sexual innuendo and a "suits are douches" philosophy will endear its Peter Pan protagonists to a wide audience. Matt's TV Week in Review
The lower spoiler plus front and rear bumpers will also be less aggressive. The Sun
Given the difficulty of engaging the production economies of the mainstream popular culture, not to mention the lowish aspirations for humankind often conveyed in the wares offered by the aggressively Accessible mass culture, anyone's decision to enlist in the smaller and more specialized realm of art is understandable. Bettina Korek: David Robbins Talks High Entertainment
Like Johnston, who handled the Palmer account for so long, he is a loyal and aggressive employee.
Thus, the logic of natural selection ceased favoring the extremely mild strains and now increasingly favored the most aggressive ones.
Separate Baptists essentially remained Calvinist in their soteriology but were patently aggressive in their evangelism and missiology.
In addition to sylvatic plague, a disease likely brought from Europe by ship rats, prairie dogs have suffered from aggressive poisoning campaigns by farmers and ranchers.
Agents countered all such efforts aggressively, hiking through the jungles in search of smuggling trails and cultivating local residents as informers.
After a quiet intro where the interweaving trombone and sax establish the melancholy theme, the full band of drums, piano, congas, bass clarinet, trombone, and tenor sax aggressively joins in.
An aggressive campaign to boost security on Washington state ferries will allow State Patrol troopers to conduct random searches of vehicles as motorists wait to board.
On the Stock Exchange, aggressive buying propped the market up.
Rape and battering are merely one end of a continuum of aggressive forms of behaviour of men to women.
Gooden is a tough cookie who can score, and Giricek is a lethal shooter who is underrated at being aggressive.
She argued there were no secrecy provisions in the islands' jurisdiction that prevent information being obtained by the tax information authority which assists in international tax matters Luxembourg is accused by the TJN of being the "death star" superweapon in the world of tax havens because of its aggressive defence of financial secrecy and its resistance to EU efforts to close tax loopholes. Tax havens: G20 has failed to crack down, says campaign group
an aggressive young executive
Eventually, they X-rayed it and saw the tumor in her knee, an aggressively can cerous mass in the bones. Cancer Survivor Alyssa Iacoboni Goes on the Hunt of a Lifetime
Since its inception, the OCA has campaigned aggressively against rBGH, which is banned in Europe, Canada, and most of the industrialized world. GOOD NEWS OF THE WEEK: GET OUT, MONSANTO! WAL-MART GOES rBGH-FREE
Overall, females were friendliest and least aggressive towards alpha males, regardless of their treatment of infants.
It might take a lot of guts for the average person to swim alongside Sand Tiger sharks, which grow to an average length of nine foot and are known for being aggressive.
And if they think they're suffering from any kind of asthmatic exacerbation, they need to see their doctor and aggressive treatments sooner rather than later. Breaking News: CBS News
U.S. business today is challenged by aggressive overseas competitors.
Furthermore, behavioral observations revealed that paired males were aggressive toward other males only when unpaired males approached to court their mates.
He was self-willed, obstinate, aggressive, vindictive, beset by feelings of inferiority, and yet firmly convinced of his own abilities.
The group had the feel of a paramilitary unit when it used aggressive tactics to deal with the industrial disputes of the 1970s. Times, Sunday Times
So you can wait and act if surveillance shows that more aggressive intervention is needed. Times, Sunday Times
Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.
This is partly a defensive posture, partly an aggressive one. Times, Sunday Times
His behaviour was inexplicable, angry and aggressive, he had outbursts that were nonsensical. The Sun
But when San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith responded with a letter whose tone and content simultaneously redefined "pissy" and clarified the city's intentionally aggressive attitude: Justin Hudnall: City of San Diego Attacks the Symptoms of Poverty
Anolis carolinensis, green anole, by Al Denelsbeck — Not endangered or even threatened at this point, they nevertheless are getting crowded out in Florida by the introduced and more aggressive brown anole. Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb
Overall, females were friendliest and least aggressive towards alpha males, regardless of their treatment of infants.
We have to be aggressive in our game and nail it in the last ten games. Times, Sunday Times
Many people will bluster aggressively when confronted, and then quietly stop doing what's been bugging you. The Guide to Greatness in Sales
In May of that year, several aviators were aggressively contending to be the first to get airborne in pursuit of this prize.
Trainer Mark Hampton says that the fights are very fast and aggressive, in a series of short two-minute rounds.
As an alternative to aggressive computer games that entail killing at the simple push of a button, this succinct and warm-hearted parable could not be bettered.
This is because the commission assumes that the EU will implement further, aggressive climate policies if there is a global agreement to do so and that other industrialized countries will aim for similar cardon dioxide cuts. EU Looks to Carbon Reductions
Thus, the logic of natural selection ceased favoring the extremely mild strains and now increasingly favored the most aggressive ones.
Many of those detained had been aggressive and there had been reports of rowdy behaviour on trains heading to Cologne, he added. Times, Sunday Times

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