proactive inhibition. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This characterization of Vitter being "proactive" is reminiscent of the initial reports when Vitter first disclosed his links to the D.C. Madam. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Cayman Airways has introduced what it describes as a proactive operational cost-saving measure to help keep airfares as low as possible for customers. From Wordnik.com. [Cayman Net News Daily Headlines] Reference
This sort of content, the sort that helps people to be proactive, is rare but necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
You may have what researchers call proactive interference, where old information gets in the way of the new. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Apparently the word proactive to Dennis Hastert means wait eleven months then act as soon as you are caught by the media.www. john06.com. From Wordnik.com. [Laesch Calls for Hastert's Resignation] Reference
Who are talking with members and the Cabinet members -- are those phone calls proactive, and are they being coordinated by anyone?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Joe Lockhart] Reference
This is called proactive, rather than reactive, risk management. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
The largest company operating confusion-indexing programs, sometimes called proactive chatting, is New York-based LivePerson. From Wordnik.com. [Hope For The Muddled Masses] Reference
So if this is, in fact, true, it shows the FBI has been very vigilant and proactive, which is exactly what they should be in this age of terror. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2006] Reference
Are you of the mind that the Iraqis are fully cooperating as set out in Resolution 1441 or is there a need for what is now being termed proactive cooperation?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 14, 2003] Reference
And we are talking a lot about reactive paying it forward here as opposed to proactive, which is seizing an opportunity to be of help before help is asked for. From Wordnik.com. [Paying It Forward, Paying it Back, Using Your Leverage] Reference
If there is one point I could get through about the mess we're in, it's that even if you think that the government needs to do something proactive, that is a holding action. From Wordnik.com. [Knowledge Problem] Reference
Reactively proactive is quite right. From Wordnik.com. [Violent Crime Alert - Inspector Who? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Be proactive is all I am really saying. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
It makes sense that he is being kind of proactive about this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2008] Reference
Nor is there any evidence of them taking any kind of proactive action. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Clinton On Path To 9/11: Film Contradicts ‘The Factual Findings of the 9/11 Commission’] Reference
He urged financial institutions to stay "proactive" in raising fresh capital. From Wordnik.com. [Icahn Makes Yahoo Move] Reference
I'm not sure it is "proactive" NOW to say "I was against him from the beginning.". From Wordnik.com. [Dem Prez Candidates Chime In On U.S. Attorneys Scandal] Reference
They've asked also to be -- for Iraq to be more "proactive," is the word they've been using. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 20, 2003] Reference
This could be a kind of proactive agenda-setting in foreign policy we haven't seen in decades. From Wordnik.com. [Obama And Secretary Of State Hillary: Good Cop, Bad Cop] Reference
And second, another list of the "proactive" medications that one might take, in order to cancel or otherwise avoid infestation. From Wordnik.com. [How Y�ll Doin� ?] Reference
I secretly find it satisfying to sneer inwardly at people who bandy about "proactive," "low-hanging fruit" or "stretch target.". From Wordnik.com. [Allan Jenkins' Desirable Roasted Coffee] Reference
This goes beyond preventive war to a more "proactive" strategy against declared enemies to "preserve peace (and) defend America.". From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing Michel Chossudovsky's America's War on Terrorism] Reference
Therefore NATO forces were being more "proactive" in their response to immediate threats from across the border, the officer said. From Wordnik.com. [NATO Strike Inside Pakistan Fuels Tension] Reference
As I stated above, a problem with the "proactive" team is that if you stick to that definition, you lose the "villain bad" moment. From Wordnik.com. [There’s Always a First Time… | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources] Reference
Hurricanes give us a lot more time to prepare and mobilize, and now, so we're having to be kind of proactive in our response to this. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2007] Reference
I used to hate corporatese, but these words have fallen out of favor: "proactive" and "bottom line" replaced by "at the end of the day". From Wordnik.com. [Annoying and pretentious terms.] Reference
We found the arguments put forward by Google/You Tube against their staff undertaking any kind of proactive screening to be unconvincing. From Wordnik.com. [Internet Watchdog Planned] Reference
The way I see it, the demand for "proactive" and "productive" behavior from POC is often just a cover for asking them to do all the work. From Wordnik.com. [On PeopleFAIL] Reference
We don't have any kind of proactive security system that we can say, we are ready to the enemy if he comes, we will stop him on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2003] Reference
Director of development and public affairs Prof Stan Ridge said the university executive had called in the police as a "proactive" measure. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A man of considerable personal charm and a five-term congressman from Baltimore, Mfume hopes to make the organization more "proactive" in national debates. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Best Hope] Reference
The district wants to be "proactive" and "help students feel more secure.". From Wordnik.com. [post-gazette.com - News] Reference
Let's just hope it will survive the upcoming decades of "proactive" regulation. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
I was persuaded by the words 'proactive' and 'exciting' in the job specification. From Wordnik.com. [The Policeman's Blog] Reference
Unsurprisingly, FSA's prefers a "proactive" approach to risk management supervision. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Science Monitor | All Stories] Reference
I tried to add 'proactive', but I don't appear to be authorized to make an edit to the page. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]
The systems have unlimited capabilities to make crime fighting more "proactive" for law enforcement. From Wordnik.com. [theleafchronicle.com - Local News] Reference
Among the mid-level ranking MACC officers, Sok One a/l Esen is known to be more "proactive" than Mohan. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
Such investments are a prime example of the kind of proactive public investments that can transform the U.S. energy economy. From Wordnik.com. [The Breakthrough Institute] Reference
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