Sentence examples for hardly passive from inspiring English sources
But the structure is hardly passive.
His subjects at Gleason's were hardly passive.
They are hardly "passive recipients of our support".
Ms. Ding is hardly passive in her role.
The electronic informational environment we live in is hardly passive.
Hezbollah was hardly passive during Mr. Sharon's five years in office.
European economies can certainly survive without trade with Iran, but European sovereignty in foreign affairs can hardly survive passive compliance with the new dictates from the White House.
Jack is always active and hardly ever passive in a scene so that kind of a character is very satisfying to play.
In short, investors hardly adopt the passive strategies expected of uninformed market participants by the efficient markets theory".
Creepy Hydt is a passive villain, hardly measuring up to Fleming's ex-Nazi Hugo Drax, and the shape-shifting evil genius Ernst Stavro Blofeld, both of whom are entertaining baddies.
