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Untoldpain Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Reactive proactive

Can someone explain me clearer the following sentence ?
" unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem in a reactive rather than proactive way"

THANKS.
  

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Hi, Can someone explain me clearer the following sentence ? " unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem in a reactive rather than proactive way" proactive - controlling a situation by acting first eg trying to prevent robberies by hiring more police officers reactive - responding to someone else's act eg waiting until a robbery occurs, and then trying to catch the robber Clive

  • Hi, Can someone explain me clearer the following sentence ?
  • " unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem in a reactive rather than proactive way" proactive - controlling a situation by acting first eg trying to prevent robberies by hiring more police officers reactive - responding to someone else's act eg waiting until a robbery occurs, and then trying to catch the robber Clive
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Hi,
Can someone explain me clearer the following sentence ?
" unfortunately, the police have dealt with the problem in a reactive rather than proactive way"

proactive - controlling a situation by acting first
eg trying to prevent robberies by hiring more police officers

reactive - responding to someone else's act
eg waiting until a robbery occurs
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THANKS, now i m clear about it Emotion: smile

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