Sentence examples for reacted passively from inspiring English sources

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

Moreover, the model passively reacted to the different levels and modalities of assistance.

In the beginning, you take those words, but often they are painful!" (Woman 4, unmarried, Group 3) Another woman related her experience during illness and how she passively reacted while interacting with colleagues: "I was suffering from typhoid illness...When I went to the office they [colleagues] told me that, 'You know it is that vaccine that brings such illness'.