Example sentences of "action [prep] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lower setting gives slight orbital movement for harder materials , while the third setting allows the orbital action to be switched off for a straight reciprocating movement for filing or rasping , or fine cutting in hard materials . |
| 2 | The way in which socio-economic surveys are planned and carried out often tends to predetermine the results obtained and , therefore , the action to be prescribed . |
| 3 | ‘ It would be foolish and dangerous for no action to be taken to combat air pollution , ’ said their Lordships , advocating that Britain should reduce sulphur dioxide emissions by 30 per cent . |
| 4 | This review process should result in an agreement of action to be taken at the next meeting to consolidate and celebrate strengths and to overcome weaknesses . |
| 5 | They can give early warning of stability problems and enable the corrective action to be taken at an early stage and thus save time and development resource . |
| 6 | Individual elements of house building are discussed with their likely defects , and finally a detailed description of the sequence and method of survey is given , and the action to be taken afterwards . |
| 7 | For the police may apply to a magistrates ' court which can issue a ‘ warrant of further detention ’ if it reasonably believes this course of action to be justified . |
| 8 | This allows a rapid response to any divergences from expectations and for counter action to be agreed . |
| 9 | Any instructions to counsel and any opinion of counsel ( whether or not in connection with any proceedings ) and any advice received , information obtained or action to be taken in connection with — |
| 10 | Although rare , medication errors can occur in hospitals too , and there is usually a hospital policy about the action to be taken in such circumstances . |
| 11 | In other words , for an action to be deviant it has to cause some form of critical reaction and disapproval from others in the particular society . |
| 12 | Where a local authority proposes to take action under s.92(1) ( d ) or ( c ) and it would be possible for action to be taken under the above 1906 Act , consent must first be obtained from the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 13 | However in view of the emphasis on prevention rather than punishment , the most likely form of action to be taken by the Factory Inspectorate is the service of an improvement notice to the factory occupier requiring certain measures to be taken , within a specified time , to achieve compliance with the Act 's provisions . |
| 14 | The final stage is to communicate the findings of the audit to the procedure owner , to allow decisions to be made about the action to be taken . |
| 15 | Controls must be sufficiently near to the event to enable adjustment or avoiding action to be taken . |
| 16 | action to be taken if profits fall short of ( or exceed ) planned levels . |
| 17 | This gives an opportunity for action to be taken at once and for things to be put right without delay . |
| 18 | She tried to mask her true feelings from her mother and sister , but her throat ached with tension and she felt desperate for some action to be taken , to try to search for him . |
| 19 | That is , they would consider an action to be right for reasons other than consequential . |
| 20 | On Malta the reduced Axis air activity as the last of the German aircraft departed Sicily allowed more offensive action to be put in hand . |
| 21 | FRAG is currently drafting guidance for members on the recognition of suspicious transactions and the action to be taken in relation to them , which , it argues , should provide sufficient regulation . |
| 22 | Many of the pre-independence laws enabling action to be taken against privately owned media have been enforced by the new African governments , despite the fact that most new leaders issued statements which committed them to the ideals of free mass media and free expression of opinion . |
| 23 | This incident , on 2 June , enraged the dead student 's classmates and friends , who demanded immediate official action to be taken . |
| 24 | The demands for better conditions for young intellectuals , for action to be taken on corruption , for political reforms to match those taking place in the economic sphere , and for free speech had become familiar by now . |
| 25 | The notes to this Law make it clear the course of action to be taken : ‘ It is a question for the referee whether or not a series of the same offences by different players of a team amounts to repeated infringement . |
| 26 | This involves reconstruing the situation so that it looks more straightforward and easy to handle , thus allowing sides to be taken or a stance adopted which reduces the confusion and allows at least some action to be taken — a villain to be defeated , a wrong to be righted , a battle to be fought . |
| 27 | Unlike the issue of sterling there would seem to have been little choice in the line of action to be followed . |
| 28 | Dewey then identified the characteristics of practical judgments in terms of their tentative and hypothetical character and suggested that we may often misjudge what is to be done either because we have overlooked relevant facts or misinterpreted them or because we have misjudged the best course of action to be followed . |
| 29 | Now is the time for preventative action to be taken . |
| 30 | recommend a course of action to be taken and describe any alternatives that could be considered |