Sentence examples for detached participation from inspiring English sources

"He regarded contemporary life in America as destructive to the spirit, organized religion as a celestial swindle, the federal government as cumbersome and avaricious; he saw the average wage earner, who was excessively taxed and easily replaced, as existing only with detached participation in a computerized society".

They give her a role as a concerned public helper (she is in contact with the police and other services), provide her with a detached sense of participation in society and satisfy a voyeuristic need.

Problems are addressed impersonally, in a detached manner, while mysteries demand participation, involvement.

All detached retinae remained detached until the day of euthanasia.

Because nuclear issues are thought to be "highly technological," citizens whose everyday lives are impacted by the disaster are apt to encounter a detached professional, bureaucratic discourse that discourages participation in decision-making on an issue that concerns the whole of society.

By "tangible form" I mean simply that this research has been experimental rather than strictly theoretical, that it has entailed participation and action rather than detached observation of what others were about.

Economists remain detached.

The Chinese remain detached.

(Xu Ping's neighbor deftly detached it).

"She was so detached," Renetta said.

There is a two-car detached garage.