subservient

Example Sentences

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"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.

From Barron's

When Harris acted the way that vice presidents normally do — subservient, self-effacing, careful never to poach the spotlight from the chief executive — it was seen as a failing.

From Los Angeles Times

And, while before they were totally in control, the managers or head coaches of today are often subservient to the people running these departments, and their decisions.

From BBC

"But he certainly does not want to come across as subservient."

From BBC

"This technology is utterly meaningless without the artist at the centre of it; the technology needs to ultimately be subservient to the artist," says Mr Talukdar.

From BBC