The phrase "act of formulating" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process or action of creating or developing something, such as ideas, plans, or strategies.
Example: "The act of formulating a comprehensive strategy is essential for the success of the project."
Alternatives: "process of creating" or "action of developing".
More moderately, in discussing attitudes, Dennett emphasizes how the act of formulating an attitude in language for example, when ordering a menu item can involve self-attributing a degree of specification in one's attitudes that was not present before, thereby committing one to, and partially or wholly creating, the specific attitude self-ascribed (1987, 20).
The act of formulating a categorical imperative, and hence the moral law, is an act of a pure autonomous will, because, unlike the formulation of a hypothetical imperative, it is untainted by the influence of the desires and interests that an agent may have relative to a particular situation.
The act of formulating the model as analytical expressions helped us in decoding the minimal requirements for the emergence of these criteria more precisely than with our former computer simulations [12] and lead to a generalized understanding of cell front organization untied from the specifics of any cell type's molecular inventory.
As Hill and Hupe (2002, p. 4) state, the act of implementation "presupposes a prior act, particularly the "cognitive act" of formulating what needs to be done and making a decision on that".
I am one of those people for whom the act of formulating sentences, and reading them, is intrinsic to thought itself.
Not until the Social Security Act of 1935 was formulated to relieve hardships caused by the Great Depression were the elderly granted old-age pensions.
The authenticity of the task in which students were expected and empowered to act as professionals: formulating a research project and defending it for a jury.
The act was formulated by John Morley, secretary of state for India (1905 10).
The inventory of violent acts formulated was also presented to assess content validity.
The Act formulated the basic constitutional principles that were and still are followed by all Constitutions of Lithuania.
In California, the sale of python skin or parts has been outlawed since 1970, around the same time the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 was being discussed and formulated.
