I leaned forward and tried to assume a no-nonsense attitude.
The whole garrison turned out under arms and assumed a threatening attitude - yet still we did not fear.
He backed himself against the panel, and assumed a murderous attitude.
He assumed an unsympathetic attitude toward speculative and religious thought in general.
"We have been assuming a quiet attitude," said one Japanese diplomat.
He did not assume a superior attitude, as she'd expected when she first saw his name on the manifest.
The Indians grabbed their arms "and assumed a defensive attitude."
He turned to Jermyn and noted that the man had assumed a listening attitude.
Modern perception always separated the whole into its pieces assuming an analytical attitude.
In general, the shows work best when they assume a leavening attitude toward weighty problems.