Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.

Since the prime minister has not given any specific instructions, I want to sufficiently confirm his intentions.

We gave specific instructions to the cameraman that he has to pan out and get everyone in the picture. The purpose is for people to be seen in this movie.

I will give you the best I have.

Their guards were kind of passive and really wanted Tucker to take over the game.

I was very careful to send Mr. Roosevelt every few days a statement of our casualties. I tried to keep before him all the time the casualty results because you get hardened to these things and you have to be very careful to keep them always in the forefront of your mind.