‘They were well known for their political passiveness, a position supported by a deep-seated belief in impotency of ordinary folk in the face of political ambitions.’
‘They have a poor memory, which is the direct result of their general passiveness in world politics, as well as their general apathy towards their immediate environment.’
‘An increased awareness of the power of big business should provide an incentive to participate in the democratic process in order to end any passiveness on the part of the government.’
‘In an environment where any passiveness will be rewarded with a thunderous blow to the body from an equally vicious opponent, such application is not just necessary, but beneficial.’
‘Rose's impassioned speech against passiveness and for making a stand about what's right struck a chord, and the whole final episode was based around this one idea.’
‘The one thing I'm taking away from this experience is that apathy and passiveness don't make anything better.’
‘That passiveness is something I'm consciously working on changing.’
‘We will wait for another nuclear explosion or Mandir-Masjid dispute to shake us out of our passiveness.’
‘Reputation and wealth are also both signals of some underlying task performed that is of value to others, albeit noisy signals - chance, deception, and the passiveness of observers all play a part.’
‘He said low genetic diversity is a natural part of the domestication process and that Dukha reindeer are selected for traits such as passiveness and strong backs that support saddles and riders.’
‘I think it is never good to discourage kids from cutting from the standpoint that it is a good sign of offensive aggressiveness, which I always prefer to offensive passiveness.’
‘The armed forces' passiveness towards the government's defense policies after the power transition is mainly a result of the following three problems.’
‘She couldn't possibly struggle, she knew, or she'd jeopardize her intent there, and her passiveness was mistaken by Alex to be reciprocated passion.’
‘The passiveness and peace of a matriarchy with the passion and drive and energy of a patriarchy is the best blend, and will ultimately create a society that can stand against anything.’
‘Putti, his eyes bright from the fire, instantly noticed her passiveness, but he spoke nothing of it as he gazed proudly at her beside the fire.’
‘His overaggressiveness on defense often landed him in foul trouble, and his passiveness on offense often caused him to be a nonfactor.’
‘He becomes a practising mystic using wise passiveness and transcendental experience as methods of breaking his ego chains.’
‘Women's bell-like tittering and men's droning passiveness filled the void my nervousness made.’
‘One possible charge against the telco, however, might be passiveness in not doing more to warn customers against this danger.’
‘It's really the passiveness that makes such a mess of things.’
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