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Institutional Shareholder Services, one of the proxy advisers that urged passive funds to vote down the compensation package, said it had concerns about the magnitude and design of the “astronomical” stock award.

Kennedy agreed that a passive response would be a mistake.

His Jackson is pathetic, passive and skittish around his baby’s mother, who he both longs to heal and tries to avoid.

Scientists are still sorting out the answer, but it’s clear that these kinds of cells aren’t merely passive lurkers.

An NGO-affiliated policy researcher, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said lawmakers were "passive" and that led to weaker government accountability.