But, besides that, the government backed a campaign of passive resistance in effect, a general strike.

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These comments exemplify passive resistance , and there are two reasons why such resistance is hard to navigate.

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Since people tend to avoid confrontation, especially with authority figures, passive resistance is more common in organizations than most of us realize.

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He made such a powerful impression at the talks that he succeeded in sidelining veteran leader Ibrahim Rugova - who was more in favour of passive resistance to Serbia - and was appointed leader of the Kosovar Albanian negotiating team.

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Boredom camouflages passive resistance.

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Change the balance of consequences to discourage passive-aggressive resistance.

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But the resistance is politically passive and a cross-party consensus in favour is holding.

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Ms. DICKSON: A group of freedom riders had come to town in August of 1961, and although Rob wasn't participating with them because he would not take a position of being passive when it came to resistance, he was supporting them, offering them housing, transportation.

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This resistance can range from fairly subtle, such as avoidance or passive aggressive behavior, all the way to outright defiance, hostility, and sabotage.

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