When Léopold returns, Franz tends to his every need and has become very passive.

"Some people who feel they're being disrespected become passive," she said.

A more vicious and effective hit-man in his day than Cunningham is now, Carson has become so passive, he wouldn't even defend himself.

Scott said that that was because the Nets did not follow their instructions, becoming too passive in the second half on Duncan.

Seth then starts to notice the behavioral changes of those who have been healed, noticing that they have become passive and quiet.

Things happened to him so much of late, his own efforts had counted for so little, that he had become passive and planless.

There is considerable evidence that older people are becoming less passive and more assertive in demanding their social and political rights.

He sensed that they were becoming more passive now.

I wonder if I have become too passive.

He thus proposed that the industry oversight be closely monitored by the commission to keep it from becoming too passive or laden with conflicts of interest.