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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act bordering" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe an action that is on the edge or verge of something, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "His behavior was act bordering on unacceptable, causing concern among his peers."
Alternatives: "action nearing" or "behavior approaching".
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He can put together a good cheese plate, and in an act bordering on hubris, Artisanal makes all of its 140 or so wines available by the glass, so no cheese need be eaten without the mathematically precise wine pairing.
A similar theme was explored in Marina Abramovic's later work, the 1975 film Art must be Beautiful; Artist must be Beautiful, where the mundane act of hairbrushing is turned into a tortuous act bordering on self-flagellation.
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One tent featured acts bordering on hip-hop, balancing the shiny electronic sounds of much of the festival with some corrective sludge and murk.
I drive out to visit Garlick, who lives just over the ACT border in New South Wales, amid bucolic wine country.
North of Michelago the road and railway parallel each other very closely as they head towards the ACT border at the north end of the Clear Range.
Spotted by a bushwalker in the Mulligans Flats area near the NSW-ACT border, Chris was carrying such a heavy load that animal welfare experts feared he would not make it through the summer.
What truly galled, however, was the suggesting that Hofstra dongle police would confiscate and shut down anyone trying to run their own hotspot, an act that borders just on the edge of "patently unlawful" according to the FCC.
He advised his readers to eat just one meal a day, partly to avoid having to earn additional money for food but also because the act of eating bordered, for him, on an ethical transgression.
The Immigration and Nationality Act gives Border Patrol agents even greater authority when they operate within 25 miles of the international border.
Jay Sean is a cool UK act that borders between pop and urban, I suppose.
Openly using EU migrants as bargaining chips, asking landlords, doctors, schools, and local authorities to act as border guards, is setting back integration and community cohesion across the UK".
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