The phrase "act picked" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a selection or choice made regarding an action, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The act picked for the performance was a classic play that everyone loved."
Alternatives: "chosen act" or "selected action".
Voters most concerned with health care, an issue that has bedeviled Democrats since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, picked Northam by 55 points.
I'm not sure when Mr. Mason's stage act picked up this strain of conservative soapbox language, but it doesn't suit him.
So global consequentialism tells you to use the best possible decision procedure but also not to do the act picked out by this decision procedure.
AUSTIN SHAKEY GRAVES Every few years, an Austin act picks up steam just in time to enjoy the home court advantage.
Tay's jarringly gruesome history is dropped casually into the story, and then mostly abandoned as the second act picks up Abebe's story about eight years later.
The second act picks up on the day of another funeral, but nothing much takes place, other than more sullen cigar smoking from Charlie, and another anomalous chunk of monologue from Michael's wife, Isabella (Rosal Colón), who has brought Michael's son, Carlito (the very good Samuel Mercedes), with her.
In case all the excitement keeps you up, there will also be a late-night music lounge open throughout the festival, with acts picked by the journalist Michael Azerrad, the author of "Our Band Could Be Your Life".
The Book of Acts picks up the story after the resurrection with Jesus' disciples in hiding and devastated at the violent death of their leader.
His promise to repeal and replace Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) was picked up by GOP candidates across the country and they were successful.
Forced to act, police picked up seven Burmese rose sellers and a suspected "boss" who is still awaiting trial in jail.
Every act of shopping, every act of picking a means of transport, is political as it has implications in larger society.
