Sentence examples for overly passive from inspiring English sources
I was bothered, though, by the portrayal of the girl, who seems overly passive.
All too often Mauresmo, when the situation becomes tight, tends to become overly passive.
For the most part, Democrats complain that the administration is being overly passive about the credit crunch.
The consensus among pundits and viewers alike is that President Obama seemed overly passive on stage during the first debate, while an assertive Mitt Romney dominated.
The former chairman, Emil J. Rucigay, a lawyer, was pressured to resign by doctors who said he had been an overly passive leader after the Brooklyn district attorney began investigating allegations of cronyism and insider dealing by management at the hospital, which is in Bushwick.
These overly passive phrases instantly erode your credibility.
But as the president's overly-passive debate performance suggests, Vice President Biden's loose style may be just the thing for a hard-fought debate with Republican VP nominee Paul Ryan.
In addition to the problem of being too passive, there is also the issue that others face of being overly assertive in the workplace.
They are the target of angry fans when they are overly aggressive and runners are thrown out, or when they are seen as too passive for holding up runners.
Television is too passive.
