"act" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The council acted affirmatively, she said, because, "it was something the residence halls wanted."
- And there is more direct precedent: In 1973, Congress affirmatively acted to cut off funds for Vietnam.
- He said such a decision was best left to Congress, which he urged to act affirmatively.
- Nevertheless, the Constitution mandated that the new government would go into effect when nine of the 13 states acted affirmatively.
- "But we're still acting affirmatively, giving people a chance to be excellent."
- Third, the United States can act affirmatively to strengthen the neighboring countries that are under such pressure from South Africa.
- In fact, the Arms Export Control Act provides that Congress must act affirmatively only to block a sale.
- If it is otherwise, it will be because our citizens have lost the capacity to act affirmatively and to control their individual addictions.
- On that score, Dean Kagan suggested, shouldn't we be acting affirmatively to encourage men to care more about public service endeavors.
- It was a pattern that would characterize his entire presidency: The Clinton administration neglected nearly every obvious imperative to act affirmatively to combat terrorism.
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