The phrase "act or skill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific action or ability that someone possesses or demonstrates.
Example: "The ability to perform an act or skill with precision is essential in this profession."
Alternatives: "action or ability" or "performance or talent".
Each act or skill comes attached with its own deeper, symbolic meaning.
In business school and graduate school, I learned that management is the act or skill of directing, controlling, handling, deciding, overseeing, etc.
But speaking on Tuesday, Salvini appeared to change his stance, saying immigration laws "can be overcome" for "acts of skill or courage", Il Fatto Quotidiano reports.
They act as skill compensators, making it easier and safer for drivers to address challenging road conditions.
Similar gravity defying acrobatic feats followed at Paternoster Square, Trafalgar Square, the National Theatre and the London Eye, an awesome finale act of skill and bravery as Streb's dancers weaved their way between the spokes of the Eye.
Cartoons are inherently dramatic, but few pencil artists have the patience or skills to act as Mr. Piraro does.
We place drug addicts behind bars instead of in rehab facilities, then release them onto the streets with no prospects or skills, then act surprised when they end up right back where they started.
Early in the 18th century, rather rough theatrical entertainments, acts of acrobatic skill or pantomimes in which dances played an increasing role, began to spread through the American colonies.
The advisor can charge no more than a reasonable fee for his or her services, and must act with the skill, due diligence and knowledge expected of someone familiar with the responsibilities of being an advisor.
We can't deliver lines, but we act with our skill".
Leading a nation in a globalised world is a balancing act that requires skill and luck and a citizenry that recognises the limits of the possible.
