Phelps economics remains one of action, not resignation.

Thus, disasters are, to a great extent, determined by human action, or the lack of it.

After years of taking a passive, low profile approach to the epidemic, health officials have stepped up their anti HIV campaign.

... Just as little as people believe in the depth of their hearts that the Jews are the devil, do they completely believe in their leader.

Germany seems mired in passivity, as it did in the final years of Helmut Kohls long rule.

Europe faults the world's sole superpower for standing idly by and then does nothing itself.

Professionals have been integral parts of such movements, because modernization encourages action rather than resignation.

This government of ours, that has its insiders in top positions in the country, gets to hassle us because of our passivity.

Aidid apos s calculations of risk could also have been influenced by the passivity of United Nations forces in the former Yugoslavia.

To do this, the passivity displayed by nearly all participants in international life must be replaced by a determination to take preventive action.

In this respect, at least, Al Hurra fits perfectly within the tame tradition of Arab state broadcasters.

Leader in meeting with Russian president America always try to put rivals in status of passiveness but you neutralized this policy. Khamenei.ir ( khamenei_ir) November 23, 2015

Pessimists note that our mounting economic woes around the world are being used as an excuse for inaction on cuts in carbon emissions.

It was not so much a question of passivity on the part of women but rather the need for society as a whole to become used to the idea of political power sharing.

We should also understand that the climate has changed in regard to the non process that has failed so lamentably to deliver Middle East peace.

Failure to provide good shelter would seriously jeopardize investments for poverty eradication and the campaign to significantly improve the lives of slum dwellers.

Consequently, the rate of inactivity (i.e. those who fall into the 15 64 age range) is 36.4 percent, increased compared to both last month and last year.

There is a real danger that if the United Nations fails to take action, its coordinating role will gradually pass to other international structures, which lack the degree of broad representation that the United Nations enjoys.

What Octavio Paz once called Mexico's labyrinth of solitude toward the world beyond its borders was built on a sense of inferiority and a propensity for passivity.

Though Obama may be right, the speech did little to mollify critics who have accused him of passivity and weakness, particularly regarding Syria and Ukraine.

In the past, calls for active civic engagement and Havel s moralistic views left average Czechs cold and alienated political opponents, who accused him of promoting a nonpolitical form of politics. Prompted by civic passivity, political parties not only came to dominate every aspect of Czech life but engaged in dubious practices that increased cynicism and public passivity.

Prompted by civic passivity, political parties not only came to dominate every aspect of Czech life but engaged in dubious practices that increased cynicism and public passivity.

Nothing could be more harmful to us than to be held back by the obstacles in our path, or to settle for inactivity and withdrawal from action and striving.