1.   But critics say Levitt was no passive bystander.

2.   Others have been passive bystanders while a player deliberately kicked an opponent who was down on the ground.

3.   The administration is eager to shake the image of a passive bystander, and has already shifted gears to a more sympathetic approach to the Palestinians.

4.   Taiwan accused China of endangering peace and urged the world not to be a passive bystander.