The phrase "act in light of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that a decision or action is based on certain information or circumstances.
Example: "We must act in light of the new evidence presented during the trial."
Alternatives: "act based on" or "act considering".
Adrian Sanders, the Lib Dem MP for Torbay, is the latest MP to call on Cameron to act in light of the "shock" reverberating from the "scale and extent" of the phone hacking allegations that have surfaced.
But Republican support for any amendment is uncertain at best, and some party members have vowed to oppose any fixes to the Voting Rights Act in light of the Justice Department's filing.
Before performing an act, an agent may assess the act in light of a decision to perform it.
Given this starting point, Glock argues that animals are rational because they can act in light of reasons understood objectively, in an agent-neutral fashion, and that the animal is sensitive to these reasons (Glock 2009).
But according to (III) this does not mean that the parents could not act in light of an interest on the part of their would-be child in never existing at all: if the child were to be born, it would have a life below the relevant threshold.
According to the former grappler, there is only one "responsible" way to act in light of today's global climate and threats against the U.S. -- preparedness.
To understand Manning, one must see his acts in light of his moral, not political, agency.
"One of the methods used by the Supreme Court of the United States for interpreting the meaning and legal reach of the First Amendment is to examine how early Congresses acted in light of the Amendment's express terms.
The alliance is also putting itself under heavy pressure to act, particularly in light of the swift escalation of violence in the days leading up to the formal signing of the peace pact.
On Friday, she issued a statement condemning the all-male South Carolina delegation for voting against the Violence Against Women Act, especially "in light of the fact that South Carolina was recently ranked No. 2 in the U.S. for the rate at which women are killed by men".
On the Canucks' side, The Vancouver Sun's Cam Cole chronicles their mysterious disappearing act, and in light of the fact that the N.H.L. let another head shot go unpunished — Vancouver's Raffi Torres on Chicago's Brent Seabrook, knocking Seabrook from the series with a concussion — wonders if the league will ever step in to meaningfully keep its players heads from being scrambled.
