Why, after all, should he cut off the hope of them by his own act?

He would not let himself down by such an act.

They get their government's attention by the act of leaving.

We effect new things by our act of seeing them.

Could I stop it all by an act of will?

Mine is to stand by the act, and pay the price.

He defined the name by his every word or act.

He also created, pretty much by an act of will, a new corporate culture.

What could any of us gain by such an act?

"For those who judge us by the act of one, this is not a fair thing."