| They tend to be acquiescent in relation to their jobs and these problems rarely come to the surface making any union action more difficult. |
| So why are we so acquiescent and even seemingly disinterested in the current move to privatize the adjudicative aspects of our law-making tools? |
| By being acquiescent, rather than questioning who was in charge, the first mate was distracted from carrying out his responsibilities. |
| Hofmannsthal, perhaps fearing for the future of their collaboration, was unusually acquiescent. |
| It's probably got something to do with the fact that, as a nation, we are absurdly acquiescent and uncomplaining consumers. |
| His poetry continued as it began, very alert to Art as politically acquiescent, complicit or compromised. |
