Sentence examples for only a passive from inspiring English sources

A spokesman for Lord Black said that he was only a passive investor in Horizon and had no operational responsibilities.

Yet fluctuations in investment spending, rather than being only a passive response, are also one of the driving forces of the booms and busts of the business cycle.

The gender politics, meanwhile, are decisively updated: Blancanieves (as the dwarfs call Carmencita) is not only a passive princess or a helpful housekeeper, but also a matador, like her dad.

The introduction of the magnetic mass block is different from the traditional design method, in which only a passive mass block is fixed on the membrane.

Previous studies have identified DEGs showing altered expression in psoriasis lesions, but many DEGs may play only a passive role in lesion development, without active participation in the disease process [18-24] [18-24]

It is becoming clearer that epithelial layer is not only a passive physical barrier against luminal microorganisms and toxic molecules but has a more active role in maintaining the intestinal mucosa integrity.

The site features in most of our lives but only in a passive way: we go there to find the video of Nora the piano-playing cat, to track down Zlatan Ibrahimovic's wonder-goal or to watch Psy's "Gangnam Style" 1,488, 814,712 times.

Transparent and flexible electronics (TFE) is, today, one of the most advanced topics for a wide range of device applications, where the key component is transparent conducting oxides (TCOs), which are unique materials that oxides of different origin play an important role, not only as a passive component but also as an active component [173].

Therefore, water is regarded as the 'matrix of life' which not only provides a passive scaffold, but also has many active roles in molecular biology.

The most significant systems involved in the defense against respiratory infections are epithelia, mucosa, and mucosa-associated leukocytes, which not only provide a passive barrier function, but also actively contribute to the innate immune system response [7] [8].

These findings indicate that the reservoir and the adjoining duct serve not only as a passive storage compartment or passageway, respectively, but have some active functions that may be regulated by dopamine and serotonin.