Sentence examples for acted to check from inspiring English sources

In the Soviet Union the security police acted to check any deviation from the policy of the party or state.

The United States Supreme Court may act to check the pretensions of the Florida court.

This can act usefully to check pretentiousness but can also act to check intelligence and seriousness, even though some problems need people who display both qualities.

(Edit: we just checked - it's MS MR) Updated at 2.28pm BST 2.23pm BST If you're following this liveblog while actually at the festival, or if you're wondering which acts to check out on the BBC, here's a heads up on six bands you probably ought to watch today, including Johnny Marr, Major Lazer and the majestically-named Fuck Buttons.

The killer in Kirkwood and the would-be shooter at the Super Bowl both thought they had to act to "check despotism" and "resist tyranny".

So here are six Canadian acts to check out at this year's EDC Las Vegas.

Much like you and I do, he's got a laundry list of acts to check out: "I'm excited about a lot of stuff that's goin' on at The Purple Tent because there's a lot of new shit that I haven't seen yet.

GATS is the first large-scale survey conducted after the enactment of the COTPA act to check the SHS exposure.

NRHM has also renewed the focus on implementation of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (PC and PNDT Act) to check female feticides and address gender inequities (15).

One out of two girls is married before reaching 18 years," said Mdoe who further called for the enforcement and implementation of the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act to check the practice.

They often act admirably to check plantar flexion in "drop-foot," but they do not control rotation and lateral deformity.