More than that, they took an aggressive posture.

With the new organization came a new orientation toward the offensive and a much more aggressive posture toward adjoining city-states.

During one such mission he ran across an enemy patrol which indicated to the enemy the aggressive posture.

This ultimately produced an environment in which relatively moderate decision makers assumed a more aggressive posture due to the fear of removal.

Most such documentaries capture dramatic footage of alpha males in threatening or aggressive postures.