passive approach
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpassiveandapproach
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passive
adjective
uk/ˈpæs.ɪv/us/ˈpæs.ɪv/
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The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes ...
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approach
noun
uk/əˈprəʊtʃ/us/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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(Definition ofpassiveandapproachfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is also important to note that the ' active ' monitoring approach will tend to elevate frequencies, while apassiveapproachwill underestimate them.
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Theirpassiveapproachto this problem has been remarkable.
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I call that thepassiveapproachto regulation.
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It has a flaccid,passiveapproachto dealing with the legislation that it is given.
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It was clear that we can no longer take apassiveapproach.
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That is an important point: we have not adopted apassiveapproachto the development of those expressions of interest.
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The end result of thatpassiveapproachhas been twofold.
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In other words, we need an active, not apassiveapproachto change.
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Or is it just commercial considerations that have led to this newpassiveapproach?
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We must adopt an active, not apassiveapproach.
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It is not simply apassiveapproach.
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Apassiveapproachto reference service would mean that reference personnel would merely keep the stacks of the library in order, leaving it to research analysts to exploit the collection.
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Thispassiveapproachwas very successful in treating relatively simple ailments such as broken bones which required traction to stretch the skeletal system and relieve pressure on the injured area.
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