And was Mr Brown, if not pulling the strings of the rebellion, acquiescent in it?

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One big surprise about the recession, apart from its length, is how acquiescent people have been.

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Excusing himself for a soda, he requests a Pepsi from the first confused, but soon acquiescent bartender.

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Aided by Mr Radler, a tight-knit group of business cronies and a shamefully acquiescent audit committee, Lord Black's systematic long-term looting of the companies he controlled became increasingly frenzied.

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And, as was true at the time of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, it is seductive to believe that the public's present, acquiescent mood toward the contemplated use of U.S. military power will persist.

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Some doctors, academics and patient advocates blame the lapses on a medical-industrial complex made up of acquiescent regulators, gadget-happy cardiologists and surgeons who rake in consulting and appearance fees from device makers, and pushy device makers themselves.

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