1.   But a strangely passive one who rarely got the woman in the end.

2.   But Pettitte is finding ways to lose now, with a strangely passive approach to pitching, and the Yankees have no idea why.

3.   Marie, meanwhile, seems strangely passive all the way to her grave, a receptacle, not an initiator.

4.   So far, Bush has been strangely passive on negotiations over the tax cut, leaving the discussions up to Republican leaders in Congress.