The phrase "acted above" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to actions or behaviors that were previously mentioned or described in the text.
Example: "The committee reviewed the decisions that were acted above and concluded that further discussion was necessary."
Alternatives: "performed earlier" or "executed previously".
"Aston Villa have acted above board and in a totally professional manner," Whelan said.
Whatever else can be said about their behaviour, they have not acted above the law.
He said: "Aston Villa have acted above board and in a totally professional manner.
He underestimated the hostility the foreigners had aroused in many Chinese, who thought they had acted above the law for years.
The embassy commercial officer's note says: "The Mabey team were in no doubt that the allegations of graft... brought by members of the opposition, were part of an ongoing campaign to discredit President Arroyo... M&J were vigorous in their assurances that they have acted above board... Neither the ambassador nor I have any reason to doubt Mabey's assurances..
Among the many changes brought about by the government of Mr. Erdogan, a pious Muslim whose rule has transformed Turkey's economy but alienated the secular old guard, has been to decisively establish civilian control over a military that four times in the past 89 years has acted above the law to remove elected governments.
"The government continues to think that they can act above the law.
A spokesman for the Indonesian Foreign Ministry criticized Mr. Howard's proposal, saying: "In the fight against terror, no country can act above the law and norms.
David Ross, the photographer, recalled the shoot in an interview with the Telegraph: "She wasn't trying to prove anything or act above her station.
The struggle that has posed the most serious danger to Mr. Erdogan — a powerful military willing to act above the law — in many ways appears to have come to an end.
PAGE A3 TURKISH SECULARISTS UNEASY The resignations last week of Turkey's top military leadership seemed for many to bring symbolically to a close the gravest danger to civilian rule here -- the penchant for the military to act above the law.
