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Meanings of too passive in English

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Usage of too passive in English
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We are too passive in the reception of these material or semi-material aids.
Representative Men: Seven Lectures
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Some active managers complain about other active managers they think are too passive.
News.com.au
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There were times when I was far too passive in my dating life.
Ebony
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It is too passive a symbol to represent perfectly complete happiness.
Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thoth Tarot
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It was too passive for Adan's wards to pick it up.
Mob rules
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Darkness fell upon a stricken countryside too passive to organise for real defence.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
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We were a little too passive, and we were more aggressive after that.
Reuters
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But religion was too passive for me, in these days.
Dogs of war
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When the people are too passive; when they are ready to submit to tyranny.
The Constitutional Development of Japan 1853-1881 / Johns Hopkin...
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Non-cooperation is too passive a philosophy to become an effective way for social reconstruction.
Directives from the Guardian
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Sleep was too passive, and love, while it offered some respite, was not enough.
The new yorker
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There are also doubts among Republicans, who often criticize Obama's foreign policy as too passive.
Reuters
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For a man who'd thrived on action, he'd been way too passive for months now.
Michael's discovery
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I played too passive and he played really solid.
The Guardian
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Maybe he becomes a little too passive at times.
The Guardian
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And, most of all, we become much too passive.
Outliers: the story of success
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