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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acted firmly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone taking decisive or strong action in a situation.
Example: "The manager acted firmly when addressing the team's performance issues, ensuring that everyone understood the expectations moving forward."
Alternatives: "took a strong stance" or "responded decisively."
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Cleveland acted firmly.
Conscious of this, the Mexican government has acted firmly to contain and eradicate this problem.
So far, he has acted firmly over the Corsican affair, sacking the prefect and ordering an official investigation.
The Northern Alliance and the government in Kabul have acted firmly against Mr. Jaffar's attempts to win power by force.
Mr Burnham said he acted "firmly and immediately" by referring the data to CQC, and by later commissioning the first inquiry carried out by Robert Francis QC into Stafford Hospital, in 2010, which uncovered "shocking" levels of care.
Indonesia has acted firmly against terrorism with international assistance since the Bali bomb attacks of 2002.
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They should act firmly, but not be very sure that he's acting correctly.
The international community should speak out plainly and act firmly.
At times it is bound to act firmly, even severely.
Mr Guzman fears that fraud could be "widespread" unless the court acts firmly.
He must order them to act firmly and even-handedly to stop the killings.
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