The phrase "act of directing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the process or action of guiding or managing something or someone.
Example: "The act of directing a film requires a deep understanding of storytelling and visual composition."
Alternatives: "process of guiding" or "action of leading".
The act of direct address, then, becomes a way to right the record once and for all.
"Judge Rutherford has found that our treatment was an act of direct discrimination and therefore a breach of the law," he added.
Martyn Hall and civil partner Steven Preddy told the Bristol County Court that what happened in 2008 was an act of direct discrimination against them.
Barristers for Mr Hall and Mr Preddy said they felt what happened in September 2008 was an act of direct discrimination against the gay couple and that was why they were seeking compensation of up to £5,000.
Conducting research on medical data would clearly not constitute an act of direct patient care — which was the legal basis DeepMind and the Royal Free were at the time claiming for their reliance on implied consent of NHS patients to their data being shared.
For example, we did not observe a single act of direct defecation into the stream, even though such an activity would occasionally be expected, at least for children, to explain the intense transmission of S. mansoni in this area [ 60].
18 These tumors may also be present as masses on the neck, which may decrease the ROM of the neck and the distance between the thyroid notch to the tip of the jaw with the head extended, further challenging the act of direct laryngoscopy.
In line with this suggestion, propranolol influenced moral judgement only in 'personal' dilemmas, where in order to save more lives, one had to engage in an up close and personal act of direct violence against a single innocent person (Greene et al., 2001).
