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These are reactive, not proactive, stances, and they do little to offer substantive solutions.

Oxygen is an extremely reactive chemical, corroding metals, rusting iron, and fueling fires.

A big part of this, Zabin says, is teaching men to sit with uncomfortable feelings without becoming reactive.

A month ago there was a narrow reactive approach to ISIS, now there is an evolving, offensive mission.

The reality is something less proactive than reactive, not an initiative but a condition—a matter of identity.

Succedaneum for Chrysarobin; very active reducer or "reactive."

The bandolero was languishing in the third reactive stage of malignant cholera.

Must be maneuverable by operators whose reactive time is not fast, but whose judgment and foresight are trustworthy.

One of the great advantages of this arrangement will be in its reactive effect on the mother.

These compounds are insoluble in ether, are non-inflammable and exceedingly reactive.