The phrase "act widely" is not commonly used in written English and may not convey a clear meaning.
It could be interpreted as encouraging someone to take broad or extensive actions, but the phrasing is awkward and lacks clarity.
Example: "In order to make a significant impact, we must act widely in our community initiatives."
Alternatives: "take broad action" or "act extensively".
The Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare, relied on free-market principles to reduce premiums for individual consumers.
The act, widely seen as an assault on free speech, was later overruled by Turkey's constitutional court.
The Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, widely known as the living-wage bill, would nudge these employers in the right direction.
A.R. Rahman, the first Indian composer who won two Academy Awards, for "Slumdog Millionaire," invoked this dialogue at the awards ceremony, an act widely appreciated by Indians.
Mr. Bush first surveyed the damage when he flew over New Orleans in Air Force One when coming home from his Texas ranch two days after the hurricane, an act widely criticized.
In 1993, Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act, widely known as the motor voter law, which required that registration materials be made available at motor vehicle and public welfare offices.
Mrs. Stephens had appeared on Broadway between 1920 and 1930, and had acted widely in stock companies.
And both Mr. Lazar and Ms. Parson have substantial solo careers: a former Wooster Group associate member, Mr. Lazar acts widely in film and theater, and Ms. Parson won a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2007 and recently choreographed for David Byrne's 2008-9 world tour.
Various sexual acts widely considered immoral were long criminalized, but most all of these criminal sanctions have been lifted.
Indeed, we and others have observed multiple AID foci by immunofluorescence microscopy (Figs. 5, S5) [31]–[33], and genome sequencing of germinal center B cells reveals that AID acts widely at transcribed genes, but genomic instability is largely suppressed by faithful DNA repair [12].
Over the past 8 years, substantial international donor investment has focused on making ACTs widely available in the public sector in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
