Sentence examples for passive bystanders from inspiring English sources
However, many remain passive bystanders who, by their passivity, encourage perpetrators.
They were passive bystanders.
Governments cannot exist as passive bystanders, observing societal outcomes.
But we cannot be passive bystanders, simply hoping to sell as much as we can.
"The Russians are not passive bystanders in their support for Assad," Mrs. Clinton said.
Nations are often not just passive bystanders but are complicit, as they continue with business as usual.
She was a leader, not a passive bystander.
The jury, he said, would hear "what happened to John Lindh," implying that Mr. Lindh was a passive bystander.
In another quick 'breakout' talk, game director Stefan Strandberg continues the theme, talking about how the player goes from being a follower to a leader, and how you're never a passive bystander to the action.
Airbnb could have stuck to a familiar line of reasoning: It is a passive bystander allowing a renter and landlord to find each other and make a private deal, with each party responsible for obeying the law.
"But there was a side of me that said, 'I can't do this as a passive bystander.' " They raised the boys in adjacent houses for a few years, then divorced.
