Sentence examples for react passively from inspiring English sources

In addition, self-aware people tend to act consciously rather than react passively, to be in good psychological health and to have a positive outlook on life.

This assessment may yet prove to be no more accurate than past American intelligence evaluations of Iran (the Shah's rule is stable; the Iranian Revolution has reliable moderates; if the United States invades Iraq, Iran will react passively).

Many Syrians, sensitive to their own religious and ethnic diversity and conscious of sectarian mayhem next-door in Iraq, have reacted passively to their government's latest crackdown.

While many people could benefit by taking action toward change, instead of reacting passively, reading this shallow book is not time well spent.

A female entering the nest area reacts passively to the male's aggression, enabling him to recognise her sex and initiate pair formation by display, including head raising and bowing; this behaviour is frequently repeated during nesting to reinforce the bond between the pair.

But if I don't say anything or react too passively, I risk giving friends and acquaintances permission to continue crossing the line.

Mr. Steinbrück accused Ms. Merkel of reacting too passively — "I will wait and see," as she said in a July news conference — rather than defending German interests.

The Clinton Administration, which reacted too passively last August, when Iraq first began barring surprise inspections, did an effective job of coordinating diplomacy and military force this time around.

Taiwan reacted largely passively to China's declaration in November of an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea covering the disputed Diaoyu (Japanese: Senkaku) Islands that overlapped with Taiwan's own ADIZ.

He credited this for his sense that we actively interpret and organise our world rather than passively react to it – a theme that he continued to develop in different ways.

Policymakers who wish to expand or curtail a method of voting assume that campaigns and voters will passively react to a new law -- say to reduce in-person early voting hours -- by not voting.