Sentence examples for had been passive from inspiring English sources

Pentagon officials said Syrian radar had been "passive" during the air raids.

Up to the time of Hargobind, the Sikh religion had been passive.

But all my listening up to this point had been passive; chosen for me, either by DJ or big sister.

Several of the ministers acknowledged in interviews that they had been passive observers as divorce gathered momentum in their congregations.

In Woodson's opinion, Chandler had been passive on offense and was too worried about getting into foul trouble.

For weeks, the Knicks 37-244) had been passive bystanders as teams like the 76ers (34-26) had been closing in.

So far, the Yankees have been passive about Teixeira.

India may have been passive after the Mumbai attacks.

He has been passive in the face of recent setbacks.

It has been passive and so Europe attempts to fill the vacuum.

The Yankees, meanwhile, have been passive in their approach to Glavine.