The phrase "act of deciding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process or action involved in making a decision.
Example: "The act of deciding which college to attend can be overwhelming for many students."
Alternatives: "process of making a decision" or "decision-making process".
Through their hubris and their antics — and the mere act of deciding to join forces — Wade and James inspired a backlash from coast to coast.
So, the very act of deciding that there will not be a Sherlock Holmes 2 will save us in the region of £100m.
Managing becomes a constant juggling act of deciding where to allocate overworked people and which incipient crisis to ignore for the moment.
"Not going to the referendum is also an act of deciding," he said.A low voter turnout may be Ms Gronkiewicz-Waltz's only hope; if it is below 60% of the voter turnout of her election in 2010, the result will be declared invalid.
In practice, not speaking about these nuggets may prove much harder than the act of deciding not to.
No Choice Is "Right": Oftentimes the act of deciding is conflated with the state of being right.
A World Trade Organization panel struck down the United States Antidumping Act of 1916, deciding its provisions for civil and criminal sanctions contravene global trade pacts.
Then a Scrooge-like efficiency expert (Kevin Spacey) shows up and declares the whole outfit on probation, and when Fred, sorting children's letters as "naughty" or "nice," commits a revolutionary act of tolerance — deciding that all children should be considered nice and, thus, worthy of Christmas presents — the entire enterprise is put at risk.
Then a Scrooge-like efficiency expert (Kevin Spacey) arrives and puts the whole outfit on probation, and when Fred, sorting children's letters as "naughty" or "nice," commits a revolutionary act of tolerance — deciding that all children should be considered nice and, thus, worthy of Christmas presents — the entire enterprise is put at risk.
Such styles have changed in different ways by Western and Oriental paintings, and they act as crucial determinants of deciding the author of a certain painting.
Likewise, one can interpret an economic action after the fact as less than rational without taking sufficient account of the limited information that was available to the actor at the time of deciding to act and that might make her action seem perfectly rational.
