The phrase "act reserved" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is behaving in a quiet, restrained, or aloof manner, often in social situations.
Example: "During the meeting, she chose to act reserved, listening more than speaking."
Alternatives: "remain aloof" or "be withdrawn".
Right now, the federal government considers marijuana a Schedule I drug, a classification under the Controlled Substances Act reserved for substances like heroin with high potential for abuse and no accepted medical uses.
The positive influence of marital status may reflect the stigmatization single expectant mothers go through since childbearing, in most communities, is perceived as an act reserved for those who are married [41].
He'll act reserved and unresponsive, like he doesn't smell the elephant in the room.
I thought speaking affirmations to be an act reserved for spiritual weirdos who float above clouds and have lost touch with planet earth.
American sovereignty was retained by provisions of the act reserving to the governor general power to veto any measure passed by the new Philippine legislature.
Mr. Sarkozy, who has long banged the drum for trade reciprocity and branded Europe as naïve, has gone further and demanded that the Union adopt a Buy European Act similar to the Buy American Act, reserving certain markets for domestic producers.
In 1934 Congress passed the Taylor Grazing Act reserving about 80 million acres within grazing districts across the West.
As a result of the culling, he says, those on ACT reserves exhibit anger and hypervigilance.
To further complicate matters, although the act is reserved, human rights issues are devolved.
The 1913 Land Act, which reserved 87% of the country's land for the white minority, was followed by decades of forced removals by successive apartheid governments.
The specific devolved matters are all subjects which are not explicitly stated in Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act as reserved matters.
