| 单词 | act |
| 释义 | act (ækt ) Word forms: acts , acting , acted 1. verb B2 When you act, you do something for a particular purpose. The deaths occurred when police acted to stop widespread looting and vandalism. [VERB] I do not doubt that the bank acted properly. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: do something, perform, move, function 2. verb B2 If you act on advice or information, you do what has been advised or suggested. A patient will usually listen to the doctor's advice and act on it. [VERB + on/upon] 3. verb If someone acts in a particular way, they behave in that way. ...a gang of youths who were acting suspiciously. [VERB adverb] He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it. [V + as if] Open wounds act like a magnet to flies. [V + like] Synonyms: behave, react, go about, acquit yourself 4. verb B2 If someone or something acts as a particular thing, they have that role or function. He acted as the ship's surgeon. [VERB + as] A layer of warmer air acted like a lid that trapped any air pollution on the ground. [V as/like n] Synonyms: work, serve, operate, function 5. verb If someone acts in a particular way, they pretend to be something that they are not. Chris acted astonished as he examined the note. [VERB adjective] Kenworthy had tried not to act the policeman. [VERB noun] 6. verb When professionals such as lawyers act for you, or act on your behalf, they are employed by you to deal with a particular matter. ...lawyers acting for the families of the victims. [VERB + for] Because we travelled so much, Sam and I asked a broker to act on our behalf. [VERB preposition] 7. verb If a force or substance acts on someone or something, it has a certain effect on them. The drug acts very fast on the central nervous system. [VERB + on/upon] A hypnotist can act upon the unconscious mind directly. [VERB on/upon noun] 8. verb B1 If you act, or act a part in a play or film, you have a part in it. She confessed to her parents her desire to act. [VERB] She acted in her first film when she was 13 years old. [VERB + in] Synonyms: perform, be an actor, be an actress, tread the boards [informal] 9. countable noun B2 An act is a single thing that someone does. [formal] Language interpretation is the whole point of the act of reading. [+ of] My insurance excludes acts of sabotage and damage done by weapons of war. Synonyms: deed, action, step, performance 10. singular noun If you say that someone's behaviour is an act, you mean that it does not express their real feelings. There were moments when I wondered: did she do this on purpose, was it all just a game, an act? His anger was real. It wasn't an act. Synonyms: pretence, show, front, performance 11. countable noun An Act is a law passed by the government. ...an Act of Parliament. [+ of] Synonyms: law, bill, measure, resolution 12. countable noun B1+ An act in a play, opera, or ballet is one of the main parts into which it is divided. Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed. 13. countable noun An act in a show is a short performance which is one of several in the show. This year numerous bands are playing, as well as comedy acts. Synonyms: performance, show, turn, production 14. catch sb in the act phrase If you catch someone in the act, you discover them doing something wrong or committing a crime. The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives. [+ of] 15. to clean up your act phrase If someone who has been behaving badly cleans up their act, they start to behave in a more acceptable or responsible way. [informal] The nation's advertisers need to clean up their act. 16. get in on the act phrase If you get in on the act, you take part in or take advantage of something that was started by someone else. [informal] Unsurprisingly, other firms are keen to get in on the act. 17. in the act of phrase You say that someone was in the act of doing something to indicate what they were doing when they were seen or interrupted. Ken was in the act of paying his bill when Neil came up behind him. 18. to get your act together phrase If you get your act together, you organize your life or your affairs so that you are able to achieve what you want or to deal with something effectively. [informal] The Government should get its act together. We have to get our act together–we have to organize ourselves. 19. to act one's age phrase B2 If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way. [disapproval] 20. to act the fool phrase If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh. They used to play the fool together, calling each other silly names and giggling. Phrasal verbs: act out phrasal verb B2 If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play. I used to come home and act out the movie for the kids. [VERB PARTICLE noun] act up 1. phrasal verb [usually cont] If something is acting up, it is not working properly. [informal] She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb [usually cont] If a child is acting up, they are behaving badly. [informal] I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs. [VERB PARTICLE] Idioms: act the goat [British] to behave in a silly way Betty had a little yellow umbrella up. I acted the goat a bit, turning and waving umpteen times till she was laughing. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a hard act to follow someone who is so impressive or effective that it is difficult for anyone else who comes after them to be as good He was a hard act to follow – a brilliant intellectual with long experience as an observer of the economic scene. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get your act together to take control of yourself and organize your activities more effectively in order to be more successful We're going to be 22 points down by Monday, and we've got to get our act together. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get in on the act or be in on the act to start doing something which someone else was doing first, so that you share their success or win an advantage The company's reputation has reached the United States, and American investors have been trying to get in on the act. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers clean up your act to improve your behaviour and start to act in a more socially responsible way The Minister warned the press that privacy laws would be implemented if newspapers didn't clean up their act. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a class act someone, for example a sports player or a performer, who is very good at what they do Having been through the fire of media pressure she has retained her cool in a way that proves she is a class act . Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be caught in the act to be seen doing something secret or wrong The men were caught in the act of digging up buried explosives. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a balancing act a situation in which you try to satisfy two or more opposing groups or sets of ideals We find ourselves performing a complex balancing act between time spent with family and children, time at work, and what little time we may have left for ourselves. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers read the riot act to angrily tell someone off for having done something stupid or wrong The president read the riot act to his party, warning those who sought to preserve the old system that power was already slipping from their grasp. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: act alone Our military capabilities are now insufficient to act alone on the world stage, but our soft-power potential, coherently exercised, remains high. Times, Sunday Times While at the other, investors can act alone and go online to choose a range of funds. Times, Sunday Times Sales staff can act alone, too, distorting genuine transactions with honest customers to turn a profit. Times, Sunday Times It has always been accepted that he did not act alone. The Sun These 'self-starters' are home-grown individuals who usually act alone. Times, Sunday Times You have a duty of care towards all your employees, so you must act appropriately. Times, Sunday Times It would have been because the council had failed to act appropriately as a result of discovering the defect. Times, Sunday Times Those who play sport gain the capacity to act appropriately and react sensibly in all sorts of circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Did the school act appropriately? Times, Sunday Times He had said 'we do take the matter very seriously' and 'we will act appropriately'. Times, Sunday Times These are very challenging times for financial regulators, who must be prepared to act boldly. Times, Sunday Times The company had also been prepared to weigh strategic risks and act boldly. Times, Sunday Times If we act boldly today, recovery will come all the sooner. The Sun He called it 'an incentive ... to act boldly now, instead of kicking our problems down the road'. Times, Sunday Times The head coach's failure to act boldly, and decisively, was the moment when senior players began to sense that the wheels were falling off the wagon. Times, Sunday Times If they act collectively, euro-area governments can still stanch the bleeding. Times, Sunday Times First, the decision by central banks to act collectively should bolster confidence that they are alert to the seriousness of the situation, and intent on tackling it. Times, Sunday Times This causes them to act collectively, transcending their own personality differences. Times, Sunday Times These laws were originally enacted principally to insure to groups of farmers the right to act collectively without violating state antitrust statutes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the central bankers had acted collectively on analyses from their research department, the great economic fall would have taken a different course. The Times Literary Supplement The game's governing body has acted decisively. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A monetary system with one central bank for 17 countries ought to be able to act decisively to defuse crises. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You can think clearly and act decisively now the sun has gone deeper into your personality chart. The Sun (2016) This bank of knowledge helps build intuition so that when you come across things in the future you trust your instinct a lot more and act decisively. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You can act decisively and solve long-standing problems in a way that wins other people's appreciation. The Sun (2010) We all have an interest in freedom, the freedom to act differently from others. Times, Sunday Times And seeing things differently, we begin to act differently. Times, Sunday Times I suspect a majority of other people on shockingly low wages might act differently. The Sun We all act differently when we are older. Times, Sunday Times Does he act differently around her or make comments towards you that would put her on the defensive? The Sun But the industry, state or non-state, cannot act effectively on its own. Times,Sunday Times However, people don't necessarily act effectively at achieving these goals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By making the government the exclusive provider of space transport, the act effectively discouraged the private development of space travel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This addendum removed the ability of the inquiry to act effectively in any way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this geometry each of the metal layers act effectively as electrodes, and current will flow perpendicular through the construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But act fast because you have only hours to spare. Times, Sunday Times When an opportunity like this comes along, you have to act fast. Times, Sunday Times There are huge opportunities for the well-positioned, but companies will need to act fast. Times, Sunday Times You have to act fast in this market. Times, Sunday Times Unless we act fast, we may soon have to think twice before boiling a kettle or switching on the lights. The Sun It has the power to impose an unlimited fine against firms that are found to have acted improperly. Times, Sunday Times But everyone who has been caught acting improperly must stand up and say sorry, then give back what they have taken. The Sun If he did know, he has acted improperly and should not be holding a ministerial position. Times, Sunday Times All those accused deny acting improperly. The Sun He later acknowledged that he then panicked, knowing he had acted improperly, and changed his email address with the broker from a work-related address to a personal one. Times, Sunday Times Now they will be able to act independently of any police force or law enforcement agency. Times, Sunday Times So trust your instincts over when to get close and when to act independently. The Sun The commission confirmed this but said he had signed a declaration promising to act independently. Times, Sunday Times Is it possible for people with feet in more than one camp to act independently and without bias? Times, Sunday Times Yes, you need to show you can act independently, but the right support will be there when you need it. The Sun He emphasised the danger of so-called 'moral hazard', where institutions act irresponsibly because they believe they will be bailed out. Times, Sunday Times He argues that those individuals who were likely to act irresponsibly with their powers are also likely to be supervillains and thus would not be candidates for registration anyway. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a government acts irresponsibly and recklessly, then companies, funds and individuals will use tax havens to protect their assets. Times, Sunday Times The occasions for correct usage would be outnumbered by the incidents in which water cannon owners acted irresponsibly. Times, Sunday Times In 2011, more than 50,000 people voted for companies that acted irresponsibly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because we can't act normally any more, we vent our anger and bile on the sports pitch. Times, Sunday Times We tried to act normally, pretending we did not know each other. The Sun Rather than making a big deal of it, just act normally and move on. The Sun He recklessly left the tour, an act normally forbidden for visitors, and then begged an artistic director to give him a job. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he was filmed acting normally when he got a parking ticket last year. The Sun I just saw the worst act of betrayal on a game-show. The Sun But the process by which these documents have become public unquestionably began with an act of betrayal. Times, Sunday Times This act of betrayal, however, turned out to be a total pleasure. Times, Sunday Times It can't simply be seen as an act of betrayal, she says. Times, Sunday Times It involves an act of betrayal, or perhaps a kind of coming out. Times, Sunday Times But with recognition for his act of bravery comes the kind of attention that he can do without. Times, Sunday Times It stipulates only a 'signal act of bravery'. Times, Sunday Times What happened next was a pure act of bravery. The Sun Confessing feelings of vulnerability, insecurity and fear on national television constitutes, in my view, a supreme act of bravery. Times, Sunday Times What act of bravery have they done? The Sun Impulsively, she invites him into her modest flat — but this act of charity has unexpected results. Times, Sunday Times The gift of the interception for the final try was simply a further act of charity. Times, Sunday Times The drama hinges on an act of charity. Times, Sunday Times He has been summoned to court for the third time in two weeks for doing this act of charity. Christianity Today I put it down to generosity, an act of charity, a show of loyalty. Times, Sunday Times This act of compassion led to her being reported to social services and interviewed under caution by police. Times,Sunday Times I will never forget that act of compassion. Times, Sunday Times There were gasps of joy as the judge said he was freeing her 'as an act of compassion'. The Sun This act of compassion made her fall for him, and they married soon afterward. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With the dawn of the 20th century, acts of compassion, charity, and justice became increasingly privatized. Christianity Today But that, too, was less an act of courage than it appears. Times, Sunday Times This was either an act of courage or youthful folly, given the cardiac implications. Times, Sunday Times She had recently been honoured by local politicians for this wartime act of courage. Times, Sunday Times Simply offering sympathy and being a witness can be an act of courage and reduce the scapegoat's isolation and misery. Globe and Mail It was an unprecedented act of courage at that time, a captain who was honestly not afraid to criticize his commanding general. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of us, in the act of creation, suppress willfulness and cultivate willingness. Christianity Today Which inspires the question: could we look into the big bang and witness the act of creation itself? Times, Sunday Times But she finds her greatest happiness in the act of creation. Times, Sunday Times He was disclosing something about every act of creation. Times, Sunday Times The act of creation here consisted of nothing more complicated than deciding not to turn the picture the right way round. Times, Sunday Times Was this a blatant act of defiance by the popstrel? The Sun (2014) It was also an act of defiance. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) Which is why her courageous act of defiance deserves just as much attention and admiration as Bellingham's. Times, Sunday Times (2014) To me it felt like a last gasp of normality, an act of defiance in the face of the impending trial. KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004) It involves a more or less open act of defiance against any claim by the current regime. Christianity Today (2000) Alternatively, it may have been an act of desperation by a repressed and marginalised opposition. Times, Sunday Times If it was an act of desperation, it almost worked. Times, Sunday Times Government critics claim that the move was anti-democratic and an act of desperation. Times, Sunday Times The federation said that 'nobody could foresee this act of desperation'. Times, Sunday Times Finally, in an act of desperation, he hauled his recalcitrant son before the local bishop to demand that justice be done. Christianity Today It was an act of disobedience that nearly cost him his life. Times, Sunday Times Even if the individual did not enjoy rock for political reasons, because the political system was opposed to it, merely listening to music was an act of disobedience. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Workers could be fined $1 for acts of disobedience or negligence, and 25 cents per hour for missed work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Failure to work as ordered or even minor acts of disobedience were faced with brutal punishments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would be an act of generosity without any material benefit for them. Times, Sunday Times For charity's sake, let's assume it was a spontaneous act of generosity. The Sun It was a denial of luxury, a self-sacrificing act of generosity that drew attention to the virtue of anti-consumption. Times, Sunday Times This spontaneous act of generosity gives rise to a surprisingly affecting rites-of-passage movie. Times, Sunday Times Giving him enough money to think it no longer worthwhile to work for 20p an hour would be an act of generosity. Times, Sunday Times His selfless act of heroism seals one of the greatest of all royal romances, or at least it would if it had actually happened. Times, Sunday Times However, he provokes a jealously ambitious general with an accidental act of heroism -so he and his beloved decide to flee the brutal colony. The Sun Some have questioned that poetic act of heroism, which seems almost too understated, too perfect. Times, Sunday Times I would celebrate her short life, her final act of heroism and assure a proper mourning. Times, Sunday Times Was his an act of heroism? Times, Sunday Times A stranger's act of kindness gets your attention. The Sun His online good deed diary now has hundreds of followers as he records his latest random act of kindness. Times, Sunday Times This was not the squad's first act of kindness. Christianity Today Next, practise an act of kindness every day. Times, Sunday Times This documentary, which ends with an emotional reunion, proves that one act of kindness can be life-changing. The Sun When he was dropped, it seemed in this quarter to be an act of mercy on two counts. Times, Sunday Times He said his action in lifting the excommunications was a considerate act of mercy toward prelates who had not been legitimately ordained. Times, Sunday Times It would be an act of mercy for all if a general election was called. The Sun An act of mercy, perhaps? Times, Sunday Times Everywhere you look, there's a face, a flash, an act of mercy. Times, Sunday Times Some 131,000 ballots had been spoiled, apparently as an act of protest. The Sun What the groups had in common was not ideology or circumstance, but the act of protest itself, and the electronic means to combine. Times, Sunday Times Voting to make a point to the mainstream parties in an act of protest only works when the candidate wins a large number of votes; not when the candidate wins. Times, Sunday Times In an act of protest, he resigned rather than continue in an inferior position. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But his name went down in history for one of the bravest acts of protest in the 20th century. Times,Sunday Times Showing and beautifying their hair was an early act of rebellion. Times,Sunday Times So, partly, my act of rebellion was to be a little more straight and strong than anyone would've given me credit for. Times, Sunday Times The election for the deputy leadership may even be their first act of rebellion against their new leader. Times, Sunday Times After all, it began as an act of rebellion. Times, Sunday Times So far, the lawn-owner's act of rebellion has cost him more than $25,000. Times, Sunday Times Music-making became an act of resistance and escapism, discipline and devotion. Times, Sunday Times In an act of resistance, they all shuttered their shops and left. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We call it a legitimate act of resistance. Times, Sunday Times This was indeed an act of resistance. The Times Literary Supplement It was an act of resistance. Times, Sunday Times In that sense, the book as a whole may be understood both as a search for a meaningful story and as an act of revenge. Times, Sunday Times But no act of revenge, no matter how significant, can bring recompense for or closure to those horrific events. Times, Sunday Times Less like the recall of childhood than an act of revenge upon it. Times, Sunday Times It appeared to have been an act of revenge. Times, Sunday Times At any wedding there will always be disappointed rivals and spiteful relatives for whom throwing the rice could be an act of revenge. ST His jaunty treatment amounted to an act of sabotage. Times, Sunday Times I didn't want to think it was a deliberate act of sabotage but it was happening too often to be an accident. Times,Sunday Times The deliberate release of viral material, possibly in an act of sabotage, may have caused the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, officials said last night. Times, Sunday Times And they've perpetrated an act of sabotage to emasculate the deferred payment scheme. Times, Sunday Times A police source said that the investigation was centred on possible failures properly to carry out maintenance on the track, rather than a deliberate act of sabotage. Times, Sunday Times Because as we approach a summer of unprecedented sporting pomp and pageantry, football's powers-that-be have committed another act of treason against one of the nation's greatest treasures and traditions. The Sun This little act was to cost them dearly later on, as it was interpreted as an act of treason. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No one was ever prosecuted in relation to this act of treason. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The article allows for the enacting of laws to prohibit acts of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the government or theft of state secrets. Times,Sunday Times They served to identify the specific acts of treason of the accused, whose identities were kept secret until the very last moment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Investigators believe that the replicas have been left as an addition to the makeshift memorial, rather than as an act of vandalism. Times, Sunday Times It would be an act of vandalism to leave this mess to fester for another year. The Sun Officials said that the dam had been damaged in an act of vandalism. Times, Sunday Times From an artistic point of view, it was an act of vandalism. Times, Sunday Times And after the latest act of vandalism - when it was sawn off at the ankles - it has been sent for repairs. The Sun The taxpayer had not acted promptly in issuing the proceedings. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The police should be required to act promptly and fairly. The Sun (2013) Her teachers have acted promptly to alert the exam board to the problem. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The company acted promptly once it became aware of concerns and informed its regulators at the earliest opportunity. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And you want to be able to act promptly when it does by recognising when something might be seriously wrong. The Sun (2015) Politicians would do well to reflect on that sentiment and to ensure they act properly in the interests of the electorate. Times, Sunday Times Later he teaches his student how to act properly and make small talk over lunch. Times,Sunday Times His failure to act properly on those findings put him in the firing line yesterday and raised serious questions about his leadership. Times, Sunday Times Scientists said that failure to act properly on the symptoms meant a lower chance of survival and urged the health service to give quicker access to tests and specialists. Times, Sunday Times You could make a claim against the vendor if you can prove that they provided inaccurate information, or any surveyors and/or solicitors if they failed to act properly. Times, Sunday Times Many of your ideas will bear fruit, but you must act quickly. The Sun (2015) There is a time for acting quickly - but not when carrying out due diligence. The Sun (2016) American diplomats acted quickly to repair the damage. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Ireland was also able to act quickly and decisively to bring stability to its banking sector by guaranteeing all deposits. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We need to be brave enough to stay calm, act rationally and follow the science. The Sun But then governments do not always act rationally - especially in a financial crisis that has to be resolved over a weekend. Times, Sunday Times The assumption that individuals act rationally may be viewed as ignoring important aspects of human behavior. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The public expects politicians and public institutions to act rationally and rely on relevant knowledge for decision-making. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 According to control theory; people act rationally, but if someone was given the chance to act deviant they would. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We act responsibly and comply with employment and tax laws and regulations at all times. Times, Sunday Times (2016) People in these establishments have a duty to act responsibly rather than betraying the trust of parents. The Sun (2011) Employees left behind after redundancies will stay longer if they see that their employer is acting responsibly. Times, Sunday Times (2010) `I acted responsibly, on the case that was presented to me. SNOWJOB (2002) I submitted my claim but was turned down on the grounds that the council is only liable if it had not acted responsibly. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Witnesses who thought they were acting strangely alerted police. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Police had been called to her hotel over the weekend after she began acting strangely. Times, Sunday Times (2009) My friend is acting strangely following heart problems. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Has a friend or family member been acting strangely? The Sun (2011) He must act swiftly to allay their concerns. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He accepts that the FA has to act swiftly and decisively on the deeper issues in the game rather than mere firefighting. Times, Sunday Times (2011) They are acting swiftly because the disease spreads in the air via mists and can also be transferred by footwear, dogs paws and bicycle wheels. Times, Sunday Times (2013) One of your strengths is your ability to think and act swiftly. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It has attempted to act swiftly in the wake of the scandal. Times, Sunday Times (2010) If that last goal could not be achieved by negotiation, then he would act unilaterally. Times, Sunday Times He could not act unilaterally. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each has some committed activists and many passive sympathizers, are paid political lip service, but are undermined by governments' inability to co-operate internationally and unwillingness to act unilaterally. The Times Literary Supplement Insurers were crying out for a ban because they wanted the practice ended but said that they could not act unilaterally because that meant others would profit at their expense. Times, Sunday Times You don't need to act unilaterally. Times, Sunday Times It would have helped if the alleged act of jealous sabotage hadn't been quite such a headline writer's gift. Times, Sunday Times The alleged act of vote tampering turned out to be a case of administrative error committed by a temporary worker who had been on the job for three days. The Times Literary Supplement Alleged victims would take comfort from any finding that he did commit the alleged acts. Times, Sunday Times The alleged acts took place in the 1980s and early 1990s. Times, Sunday Times That could include the delay since the alleged acts and recent publicity. Times, Sunday Times He admitted conspiring to commit an act of misconduct in a public office. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He could be charged with committing an act of public indecency, which usually results in a fine if the case goes to court. The Sun (2006) Lovers quarrel when one party in the relationship has committed an act of betrayal. Christianity Today (2000) The referee should be able to enforce a substitution when a player has committed an act that was reckless but not intentional foul play. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The term may be used to condemn an act, but in some jurisdictions it has also a legal meaning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town's mayor condemned the act as a 'devastating blow' to world heritage. Times, Sunday Times The party officials stated the website did not represent them and condemned the act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Human rights groups have condemned the act which gives wide authority to the government to crack down and hold anybody. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The country was shocked and traditionalist clergy condemned the act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Which is why her courageous act of defiance deserves just as much attention and admiration as Bellingham's. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Such a selfless, courageous act. The Sun (2016) But wilfully taking the life of two innocents who trusted him isn't a courageous act. The Sun (2008) It was deemed an informative, courageous act. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's a cowardly act of censorship and a worrying sign of the times. Times,Sunday Times Something has to be done to stop this dreadful, cowardly act. The Sun Maybe then he would really feel 'fine and dandy' and reflect on the true cost of just what his barbaric and cowardly act has brought him. The Sun It's fake, it's a cowardly act. The Sun He was willing even to allow a journalist to spend eighty-five days in jail in a most cowardly act to avoid telling the truth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now that really would be a creative act. The Times Literary Supplement They don't want to be part of a creative act. Times, Sunday Times He lacked resilience and lost confidence, and was much happier when looking after his sons, which became the most important creative act in his life. Times, Sunday Times As their parting thought, the curators have chosen to present destruction in contemporary art as a creative act. Times, Sunday Times A creative act could sound this beautiful, speak this cleverly. Times, Sunday Times Is it a criminal act to cook strawberries? Times, Sunday Times A simple blunder, he said, was not in itself a criminal act. Times, Sunday Times The drinks were state property, so keeping the refunds may have been a criminal act. Times, Sunday Times And yet the impeachment process was not reserved for those who had committed a clear criminal act. The Times Literary Supplement This was the criminal act that triggered the current crisis. Times, Sunday Times I didn't want to think it was a deliberate act of sabotage but it was happening too often to be an accident. Times,Sunday Times This was done in good faith and not as a deliberate act. Times, Sunday Times I don't know whether the individual concerned was simply using an old chequebook by mistake or whether it was a more deliberate act. Times, Sunday Times A council spokesman said the damage was a deliberate act of destruction. Times, Sunday Times Someone must pay for the deliberate act of destruction that has changed life in the village for ever. The Sun So was there something more that prompted her desperate act? The Sun To base a plot entirely on exorcism in a pathology series must be the last desperate act of scriptwriters at their wits' end. Times, Sunday Times For the process that led this couple to such a desperate act was entirely secret. Times, Sunday Times A reshuffle to refresh the governance of the country has, unforgivably, descended into a desperate act of retrieval, to deal with the awkward personnel issues in government. Times, Sunday Times And if we had seen them, could we have done something to stop him carrying out such a desperate act? The Sun She should be made to pay for such an evil act. The Sun In case of an apparently evil act, a sufficient reason for the act despite the faults it will cause negates the scandal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the evil suggestion grows in intensity, the intention becomes a resolution, which then culminates in the evil act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There can be no justification for these evil acts, but there are some community leaders who think they can bury their heads in the sand. The Sun Evil acts such as these do not achieve the ends the people responsible wish, they just leave behind a united nation determined to find justice. The Sun And, in the final act of this tragedy, both sides lost - mutually assured destruction. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And with that, the touch paper is lit for the film's explosive final act. The Sun (2006) As the final act unfolds, it's a true nailbiter, although it does push the boundaries of credibility. The Sun (2017) Bearing witness to the final act yesterday was a packed courtroom. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Yet the final act proved decisive. The Sun (2017) It may not seem the most heroic act in the world. The Sun People have to work this land with its vertiginous rows of vines, making the harvest an acrobatic and heroic act. Times, Sunday Times A plaque rests at the top of the mountain, honouring this heroic act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the mid-1930s it was considered a heroic act of faith to establish a school of any kind. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legendary heroes were often required to climb mountains as a symbolic and heroic act in order to achieve the goals of their quests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He retreated into the room, which officials later said was considered a hostile act. Times, Sunday Times Under the rules, troops cannot fire at people unless they commit a hostile act or show intent. Times, Sunday Times The police resented elected crime commissioners and saw the moves to tie pay more closely to performance as a hostile act. Times, Sunday Times A senior police source described the letter as 'a hostile act' that would cause anger across the service. Times, Sunday Times To treat humanitarian delivery as a hostile act and to treat aid workers as combatants could not be deemed legal or legitimate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consequently, this makes mass medication an illegal act that should be tested in the courts. Times, Sunday Times Nobody, so far, has been shown to have committed an illegal act. Globe and Mail Thus, the courts will pierce the corporate veil if shareholders use the corporation to perform an illegal act that would be improper if the individual did it personally. Globe and Mail A claim against the hospital was struck out because it was based on the claimant's own illegal act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Automatism means that the defendant was not aware of his or her actions when making the particular movements that constituted the illegal act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I am sure that was an individual act and not an act of revolutionaries or the national army. Times, Sunday Times This small and individual act of reading turns the most law-abiding among us into an armchair anarchist. Times, Sunday Times Some of the cues make the individual act on or engage in that behavior or act to prevent the individual from taking action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most of the differences stem from the immediate purpose of an individual act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And there were individual acts of police generosity this week too. Times, Sunday Times Accordingly, the defendant conclusively negated the element of tortious interference that requires a willful and intentional act -. Christianity Today This was an intentional act designed to destroy all links with the areas these people had been living in. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hence, in their hands pushing upwards, they are opening the window; opening a window being a description of the intentional act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An intentional act would have required considerable confidential intelligence and luck that seems very unlikely. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Those cases arose from intentional acts at the workplace (whether horseplay or rather more serious conduct) and did not usually give rise to vicarious liability. Times, Sunday Times No excuse can be set forth to justify the act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many years after leaving the priesthood, exactly in 2000, he published a book in prose, equally autobiographical diary, or we might call as a confession made to justify the act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He justified his act with the argument that it would save lives by persuading other garrisons to surrender. Times, Sunday Times He justified his act by saying that he wanted to deliver to and improve the social conditions of his constituency that was not possible being part of the opposition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the lights and in person, the acting takes on a luminosity and visceral attraction, like a ritual ceremony or magic act. Times, Sunday Times At long last, a magic act blows the judges and audience away. The Sun I've never had a magic act make me cry before - cry with pain possibly, but not because it was so emotional. The Sun In the off-season, he toured the country performing a magic act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He began puppeteering at the age of 8 with a magic act for his family. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although he continued with his musical act, he was booked thereafter as a comedian and quickly made a name for himself. Times, Sunday Times The musical act was being slowly deconstructed and democratised. Times, Sunday Times If that 'like' relates to a particular product or service, such as a supermarket or musical act, an advertiser can pay for it to be reused as a 'sponsored story'. Times, Sunday Times The driver had been recently fired for falling asleep at the wheel by another musical act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This may or may not be in collaboration with the musical act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What he leaves, though, are victims recovering from this outrageous act. The Sun It was a small and outrageous act of rebellion against being good, against being told to be good. Times, Sunday Times We found it an outrageous act. Times, Sunday Times Often after an outrageous act of violence, revenge by the new ruler was forthcoming. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many outrageous acts of destruction were subsequently perpetrated, including one caller who purposely drove his own car into a wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They had to perform the act of homage to the abbot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contestants are allowed to perform any act they want. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The loser of each episode must perform an act of humiliation, usually selected by the winner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many sites are dedicated to nothing but teaching people how to perform this act, as well as supplying the necessary equipment and software. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every act prohibited or declared unlawful, and every failure to perform an act required, by the ordinances are misdemeanor crimes, unless otherwise specified as infractions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they've perpetrated an act of sabotage to emasculate the deferred payment scheme. Times, Sunday Times In both cases the political establishment of the time went out of its way to suppress the truth and ignore criminal acts perpetrated by the authorities. Times, Sunday Times Who has perpetrated this act of arson? Times, Sunday Times His online good deed diary now has hundreds of followers as he records his latest random act of kindness. Times, Sunday Times These individuals were under the influence and this was a random act, but it may well be that some good can come out of it. Times, Sunday Times It was one random act, done several times in any one day, that saved their lives. Times, Sunday Times A random act of kindness done as anonymously as possible. Christianity Today Carry out a random act of kindness ? Times,Sunday Times It was the perfect senseless act and this was the perfect senseless reason for doing it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We could not have imagined for a moment that our son would do this senseless act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And senseless acts, once given some context by those reporting them, are increasingly presented raw. Christianity Today This was a senseless act, as it condemned the besiegers (and all their sick and wounded and noncombatants) to live in tents through the hot weather and monsoon rain seasons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was such a senseless act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 People are constantly amazed at the power contained within this simple act. THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002) It almost sounds too easy: the simple act of walking will make you healthier and add years to your life. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Although we may want these things, the simple act of refusal gives us a tiny morsel of subjectivity. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Six years on, the name remains but the solo act has expanded to a fivepiece band. The Sun Anyway, isn't scientific discovery more often than not a team effort rather than a solo act? Times, Sunday Times Now, a team of planetary scientists has come up with a new theory on how this bulky behemoth became a solo act. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But she thinks a solo act should win this year. The Sun How was it writing your debut album as a solo act? The Sun It was a hugely symbolic act to sever links with one of the founding organisations of the party. Times, Sunday Times In this context, hanging the dining-room curtains becomes a symbolic act. Times, Sunday Times To complete the symbolic act, he can only fill in the other eye once the goal has been achieved. Times, Sunday Times However, conversion remains a symbolic act of defiance. Times,Sunday Times It was a symbolic act. Times,Sunday Times The set-up has 70 actors faking a charity event to influence the dupe into committing the terrible act. Times, Sunday Times But it was still a terrible act of vandalism. Times, Sunday Times They cheated out of selfishness and because of a culture that had turned a terrible act into a condonable one. Times, Sunday Times It was a terrible act in a just and necessary war. Times, Sunday Times It's a terrible act of hypocrisy. The Sun The very act of giving a reason seemed to mellow people, perhaps flattering their sense of being reasonable. Times, Sunday Times The very act of being treated, even with something inert, can make patients feel better, particularly when they believe the treatment will work. Times, Sunday Times But if they save him, if they admit that life isn't always just, that very act can take away their sorrow. Christianity Today He wasn't working for money; indeed, to have been paid would have compromised the very act he was undertaking. Times, Sunday Times They come together because they believe that the very act of coming together forms them spiritually. Christianity Today Which inspires the question: could we look into the big bang and witness the act of creation itself? Times, Sunday Times We don't witness the act. The Times Literary Supplement Who witnessed this act, and who recorded it? The Times Literary Supplement I have only once witnessed an act of extreme bullying. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 动作, 行动, 表演 Japanese: 行為, 行動する, 演じる |
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