The phrase "act to destroy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is taking deliberate action with the intention of causing destruction or eliminating something.
Example: "The organization decided to act to destroy the invasive species that were threatening the local ecosystem."
Alternatives: "take steps to eliminate" or "take action to eradicate".
It is an unconscionable criminal act to destroy a field trial conducted in accordance to international safety norms, stated in the petition.
The revelation brought a sense of urgency to the Washington summit on nuclear security, where Barack Obama called on the rest of the world "not simply to talk, but to act" to destroy vulnerable stockpiles of nuclear material, or to safeguard them against theft by terrorists.
MicroRNAs act to destroy their messenger RNA targets by blocking translation initiation, which leads to degradation.
"It is an unconscionable criminal act to destroy a field trial conducted in accordance to international safety norms," reads an online petition that has garnered nearly 2000 signatures in the past few days.
In this sense, the stars which generate H II regions act to destroy stellar nurseries.
She added: "While we still have the chance we must act to destroy ISIL".
I was overwhelmed by the sudden acceptance and trust you gave to me and rather than build upon it, I acted to destroy it".
Fifa's president, who took the role in February, is alleged to have acted to destroy recordings of a Fifa council meeting in Mexico.
This led Len into his pioneering work on the radiation biology of cancer - investigating how radiation acts to destroy both healthy and malignant tissues, and thus how it should be applied.
Even putting to one side the question of how the respondent could have acted to destroy any evidence while he was in police custody, the fact is that he was fully aware of official suspicion during several months preceding the interrogation.
This acts to destroy the phagosomal membrane and allows escape of bacteria into the cytosol where they can replicate.
