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Example sentences for: passive

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Agencies can use IT to inform the public about participation opportunities either through passive systems that require users to take the initiative to discover rules available for comment or proactive systems that alert interested individuals or organizations about impending regulatory actions.
While studies in animals [22] and humans [23] have failed to find a protective effect of antibodies to CWPS or its components, a recent study showed that passive transfer of human IgG against phosphorylcholine, a component of CWPS, could protect mice against invasive pneumococcal infections [24].
As the teacher, Williams has the right combination of standoffishness and warmth, but she's more colorless than this passive part requires.
While a potential limitation of this study is the low response rate (30%), it is comparable to the lower range of response rates of health care providers reported in a review article of this topic [ 23 ] . Our study relied upon a passive response system without any financial inducements for completing a multi-page mailed survey.
This is too passive a stance.