It is better to take an active role in life, not a passive one. From LearnThat.org. [Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986), American journalist and writer.]
Academics seem to favor passive sentences. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
passive resistance. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Thus says an advocate of necessity: “The term passive is sometimes employed to express the relation of an effect to its cause. From Wordnik.com. [A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory] Reference
How is the Brooks warning label passive-aggressive?. From Wordnik.com. [To Market, To Market: Young Romance and Old World Crafstmanship] Reference
His cops are in passive revolt against his authority. From Wordnik.com. [On the symbolic nature of a broken air conditioner: In The Heat of the Night and the rise of the New South] Reference
Not that Wooden is a blind believer in passive resistance. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Yankees charm Wizard Wooden] Reference
Usually in passive voice the problem is ... passive voice. From Wordnik.com. [Passive Voice Should Be Avoided, Especially in Blog Post Titles] Reference
That is used in passive solar building design all the time. From Wordnik.com. [Make Your Refrigerator Far More Efficient | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
The love of music, both active and passive, is pervasive here. From Wordnik.com. [Huellas ...de Santa Cecilia] Reference
The Germans have engaged systematically in "passive resistance.". From Wordnik.com. [The English-Speaking World and the Continent of Europe] Reference
So why the enthusiasm for passive in passive-aggressive Puget Sound?. From Wordnik.com. [Passive Aggressive: “Passive” Home Construction Comes to Seattle « PubliCola] Reference
Escaping this by having no option or being passive is not the solution. From Wordnik.com. [Paul David Walker: Leadership Insights: Eliminate Endless Circular Arguments] Reference
All Protestantism, even the most cold and passive, is a sort of dissent. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Why Jews and Catholics on the Supreme Court?] Reference
On the minus side we may tend to use convoluted sentences in passive voice. From Wordnik.com. [Juicy Writing: 5 Ways to Glue Readers to the Page | Write to Done] Reference
This is one of the keys to developing significant long-term passive revenue. From Wordnik.com. [Making Money in Network Marketing and Direct Sales] Reference
We Feel Fine is a mesmerising exercise in passive interactivity and human emotions. From Wordnik.com. [2008 October « One Size Fits One] Reference
The whole nation stands in passive resistance against Jaruzelski's military and police rule. From Wordnik.com. [The Polish Government in Exile and Poland After Martial Law] Reference
The world system pulls on us like gravity on a swimmer: To be passive is to be sucked under. From Wordnik.com. [The Two Trees] Reference
We expect sharp movements in metal prices in May/June as hot money is replaced by long-term passive investment money. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
The case being submitted to Dr Lushington, he advised that I should remain passive, and I did so; sore against my will. From Wordnik.com. [English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century] Reference
Sure, it put the player in passive mode excessively, but I certainly felt justified and rewarded for investing that time. From Wordnik.com. [Great Big Bites] Reference
These units are organized, trained, and equipped for long-term passive surveillance and reconnaissance in enemy territory. From Wordnik.com. [FM 7-85 Chapter 6 Special Light Infantry Operations]
So long as we remain passive and pretend the enemy no longer exists, the Islamic fascists will continue to war against us indefinitely. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The device became known as the passive cavity resonator and was difficult to detect since it only operated while it was being listened to. From Wordnik.com. [The Free Information Society] Reference
To sum it up, said Elgort, "She ain't what you call a passive person. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Technology News] Reference
The term passive is used etymologically. From Wordnik.com. [Reformation Theology] Reference
The human intellect is known as the passive intellect. From Wordnik.com. [A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy] Reference
Commodities have just been described as passive objects. From Wordnik.com. [Roughtheory.org] Reference
Many of these so-called passive experts don't eat their own cooking. From Wordnik.com. [High-Fee Passive Advisor Hypocrisy] Reference
Joan was peculiarly a woman -- that is, the passive and receptive being. From Wordnik.com. [The Branding Iron] Reference
Therefore, they want to use indexed (aka passive) ETFs to provide the exposure they desire. From Wordnik.com. [ETFs News and Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Also known as passive income, it is income that pays you over and over for performing an action one time. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
Rather, in a process known as passive biopotential diagnosis - special sensors only receive electromagnetic waves. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
You'll often see Mars in Cancer characterized as passive aggressive, and like any generalization, there is some truth to it. From Wordnik.com. [ElsaElsa.com] Reference
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
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