The phrase "a determination to act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing someone's resolve or commitment to take action in a particular situation.
Example: "Her determination to act in the face of adversity inspired everyone around her."
Alternatives: "a resolve to take action" or "a commitment to act".
But while many things have changed, the fact is that relatively high oil prices have persisted many months longer than the experts forecast, and they could continue to do so -- particularly if there continues to be little indication of a determination to act to fight high prices.
But the central government, indicating a determination to act, has sent more staff to bolster the regional mining ministry.
This comes across as an unwavering ability to focus and a determination to act on their vision, not just dream about it.
Or are you living in default mode, in reaction to the elements around you? Intention is defined as: an aim or a purpose; a determination to act in a certain way.
The crisis, he said, "imposes a duty upon the authorities to listen, to discuss and at the same time a great determination to act".
I didn't even go -- but I'm exhausted from reading the mainstream media reports about how Wal-Mart has found a new determination to "act the right way," to quote Sam Walton's son, Chairman of the Board, Robson Walton.
But in a sense, India's determination to act on its own stretches back further, to a time when the entire subcontinent was a British colonial possession.
In another instance Mr. Gillespie cited, the general said: "I do believe that the United States diplomacy in the United Nations will be strengthened if the Congress can adopt a resolution expressing U.S. determination to act if the United Nations cannot act.
Regardless of which comparison is more apt, the Fed's decision on Wednesday to renew a no-holds-barred effort to nudge the recovery by lowering long-term interest rates was a notable display of Mr. Bernanke's determination to act at a time when the effectiveness of both monetary policy, which he controls, and fiscal policy, which he does not, is under debate.
Hillary Clinton's determination to act as a virtual co-president back in 1993 helped to create a backlash against her husband's administration.
Yet the sheer ambition of the growth plan that the cabinet approved this week is evidence of Mr Abe's determination to act as a "drill bit" in spite of them all (see article).Tries, shoots and leaves?Mr Abe likes to quote Shoin Yoshida, an intellectual who inspired the Meiji's reformers: "Once a man's will is set, he can triumph through any obstacle".
