Sentence examples for taking a less active role from inspiring English sources

He had been taking a less active role in daily operations, people at the firm said.

President Bush is more interested in taking a less active role in trying to get out front on issues that he cannot control".

Setton said that Raz, a serial entrepreneur who founded AppStream (sold to Symantec) and Dyyno, is taking a less active role as Executive Chairman in order to make more time for his family, which is based in his native Israel.

Sihamoni, who took over the throne in 2004, has so far taken a less active role.

As for the case against the Division of Youth and Family Services, he admittedly took a less active role in the past few years.

Mr. Soros, who has taken a less active role in his fund group, is not posting stellar returns.

And according to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, almost half of Americans believe that the United States should take a less active role in international affairs.

Indeed, many of the residents of Port Imperial South will be renters, who historically take a less active role in the community than homeowners.

Mr. Obama's choice for Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, played a crucial role in the negotiations on Friday but took a less active role once news of his appointment was circulated.

In interviews, some Christians said that a new pope should take a less active role in politics and that the time had come for political parties, human rights groups and others to take up the fight against discrimination.

When asked if he planned to take a less active role in football operations now that Shanahan and Allen were running the team, he said: "How much did people say that when Joe Gibbs was here?