Under-compensation reflects a less active, even passive attitude toward development that usually places excessive expectations and demands on other people.

At his early stage as ruler, he maintained a passive attitude to nobles.

Taking a more passive attitude, he said, "If he wants to come to Colorado, I'm not going to turn him down."

Many people understand something of what technological progress is doing to us yet take a passive attitude toward it because they think it is inevitable.

It results in a direct challenge based on alternating aggressive and passive attitudes which lead to conflict and discord.

In either case, the average member of society adopts a passive attitude to risk minimization, culturally, and psychologically.

The goal here is a passive attitude.

A passive attitude will do nothing to encourage growth.

They are probably right in that assessment if they adopt a passive attitude towards this development.

The United States' s passive attitude thus far has already been mentioned.