The phrase "acted as directing" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey a role or function but lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In the absence of the manager, she acted as directing the team towards their goals."
Alternatives: "served as directing" or "functioned as directing".
Senior provincial bureaucrats resigned rather than act as directed by the governor to prevent a protest march led by Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N leader and former prime minister.
Under § 4.16(b) of the APA, Novell is entitled to waive on SCO's behalf SCO's purported claims against IBM, Sequent and other SVRX licensees, when SCO refuses to act as directed by Novell; and.
It is therefore likely that the fibrils acted as direct seed on which AA-fibrils developed.
Vehicle-treated samples acted as direct time point controls for 4OHT-treated samples.
Both KSHV miRNAs were increased on postoperative day 1, but returned to baseline on day 7; they acted as direct agonists of Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8), which might explain the increased secretion of the IL-6 and IL-10.
Redox-directed therapeutics have been developed to act as direct inhibitors of cancer and to sensitize tumors to first-line agents; however, they are associated with significant toxicity.
The notion that (poly)phenols act as direct free radical scavengers is being challenged by mere chemical and biochemical considerations such as bioavailability and intracellular concentrations.
Natural antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also known as host defense peptides (HDPs), not only act as direct antimicrobial agents, but also represent important regulators of the innate immune system.
Contour maps obtained from the 3D-QSAR model are meaningful in designing more active molecules to act as direct inhibitors of thrombin.
It would increase the dependence of parties and candidates on advocacy groups, private interests, and wealthy individuals willing to act as direct sponsors of independent political expenditures.
