TV-watching had become a relatively passive activity by the 1980s.

Measures of female aggression tend to be relatively passive, pencil and paper responses.

She said the most difficult part was relating to the character, because Collins was relatively passive.

"The market wants to see a more aggressive move by the Fed despite the relatively passive inflation numbers."

On the page, at least, he's a relatively passive character, and it's very difficult for me to do that kind of role.

His announcement - and the relatively passive reaction to it - reflects how the country has shifted.

After this failure, however, the senator ran a relatively passive campaign.

"Initially, the division acted as a relatively passive repository for military related information."

It was his nature to be relatively passive until the battle came to him, and then he was a tough fighter.

"One ad goes to everyone and the ad is relatively passive."