self-assurance

It was clear why she wanted to do so, displaying a greater confidence and sense of self-assurance than at any point since she became Conservative leader last autumn.

Historians credit his vision, self-assurance, frankness and sharp wit in no small part for this crucial diplomatic win.

For most of them the skills, self-assurance and success they developed in that magical summer on the field have followed them into the classroom, where they have continued to excel and defy expectations.

The campaign figures that Trump's "self-assurance" creates a bandwagon effect as voters decide to go with a winner.

While most agree that Intermezzo is a step up from her other novels, Lola Seaton in the New Statesman said it "lacks the taut self-assurance of Conversations with Friends and Normal People".