The phrase "acted separately" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe individuals or groups performing actions independently from one another.
Example: "The two departments acted separately during the project, leading to some miscommunication."
Alternatives: "functioned independently" or "operated individually".
Yet, while each acted separately from the other, their unrepentant justifications read as though they were unconsciously working in concert.
"They could offer a higher level of protection for NATO and Russia than if we acted separately".
And Peter L. Gorman, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, testified that even though firefighters and police officers acted heroically on Sept. 11,, they acted separately because there was no unified command structure.
During the crisis, "scientists acted separately and disparately, so accurate information was not being given to policy makers," said Yoshikawa, who called on scientists to develop "a coherent voice".
The two cities set up the commission in order to "get a better deal in awarding a cable television franchise" than if they had acted separately, Bell City Administrator Byron Woosley said.
Hence, the combination of insecticides was less efficient than would be expected had each acted separately in an additive fashion.
Like soloists, they act separately, their interactions seeming serendipitous.
And scientists are still a long way from knowing how such brain chemicals act separately or together to influence behavior.
The family controls around 13percentt of Carrefour, including 10percentt via two holding companies, Halley Participations SAS and Comet BV, which will now act separately.
Experience does not show that individuals, when they make up a social unit, are always less clear-sighted than when they act separately.
Acting separately, the emirate of Abu Dhabi has strengthened health benefits and subsidized what is meant to be a model labor camp.
