Sentence examples for more passive in from inspiring English sources
Doris Day is far more passive in the remake and the villains less memorable.
Children who take Ritalin do not see themselves as responsible for their behavior, and their parents become more passive in their children's treatment regimen.
Recent actions by Macedonian Albanians and Bosnian Croats are, in part, reactions to a new administration perceived as more passive in the Balkans.
It is true, to cite one recurring theme in articles about the group, that members of conducted orchestras are necessarily more "passive" in rehearsals than Orpheus players.
But a traditional company is more about control, – monitor the performance of an employee – so people are much more passive in a traditional organization.
The Federal Reserve, the Obama administration and Congress seemed to learn this lesson in 2009, when they aggressively responded to the crisis, only to turn more passive in 2010 and spend much of the year hoping for the best.
If you leave out the by-phrase then the agent doesn't get specified, but that's often exactly the right way to phrase things, and doesn't imply any deviousness or evasiveness... Do government ministers use more passives in statements after policies fail?
Hence, in kinesin the switch loops appear to play a more passive role in gamma-phosphate sensing than in G proteins.
No more American involvement in Middle East wars but no more passive complicity in genocide.
"In surveys, people say they want more passive recreation in their communities.
Against Dimitrov he was a lot more passive than in his match against Gaël [Monfils, in the second round].
