The phrase "act in a specific" is not complete and therefore not correct in written English.
It could be used in contexts where you want to specify a particular manner or way of acting, but it needs additional information to be clear.
Example: "In order to achieve the desired outcome, you must act in a specific manner during the presentation."
Alternatives: "act in a particular way" or "behave in a defined manner".
In Gram-positive bacteria, the set of proteins required for cell division is known; these cell division proteins (CDPs) must act in a specific yet known order.
The moral norm, also an extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior, is essential as the individuals' responsibility and the individuals' moral obligation towards the behavior to act in a specific way [ 30].
This explanation maps onto the health belief model which suggests that individuals will act in a specific way if they believe or expect that they will benefit from those actions [ 39, 40].
In some cases, stop & frisks may be justified, and this is not a condemnation of the program as a whole, but a critique of how a few officers acted in a specific situation.
TCDD and dioxin-like compounds act via a specific receptor present in all cells: the aryl hydrocarbon (AH) receptor.
For example, an individual may be promised exalted status, in this world or an afterlife, if she or he joins the group, donates or utilizes resources in an approved manner, or acts in a specific manner.
Because of the widespread importance of NF-κB, it has been difficult to develop NF-κB inhibitors that act specifically in a specific cell to employ in therapy of diseases.
Sensory regions of brain determine whether expected sensory events occurred as predicted, and motor cortex and cerebellum signal whether a specific behavioral act resulted in a specific outcome.
Now, we're manipulating single electrons to act in a highly specific way.
Could he count on Will and Alana and Margot and Chiyoh to act in a very specific way that would get both Mason off his back and land him back in America like he wanted?
This indicates that the penetrance of deafness does not act in a sex specific manner.
