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proactive

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It sounds like you want someone who is both proactive and responsible.

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Holz: The industry might retaliate in a more proactive way with a different presidential figure, but no political party seems pro the drug industry.

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He added: “The arsonist set the first fire, but the Fire Department proactively has a duty to do certain things.”

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Aston Martin said while "positive dialogue" had been achieved with the US government directly, the firm was still seeking proactive support from the UK.

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A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said that since the early 2010s, the force had "significantly invested in and improved" its safeguarding capability and taken a "proactive and meticulous approach to exploring previous incidents".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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