The phrase "acting firmly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who is taking decisive or strong actions in a situation.
Example: "The manager is acting firmly to address the ongoing issues within the team."
Alternatives: "taking a strong stance" or "responding decisively".
"If the state was acting firmly against them, I'm convinced this wouldn't go on".
Sweden's foreign minister, Carl Bildt, is a former board member of Lundin, and has been accused of not acting firmly to try to secure the journalists' release.
It has nothing to lose, and can only be enhanced, by acknowledging unethical practice in its midst and acting firmly to ensure it is not repeated.
In one area, at least, the Saudi government is acting firmly, to America's pleasure, with an all-out assault on Islamic militants.Not yet a Damascene conversionSyria is the region's one country that still seems to resist American pressure.
Mr. Trudeau is under fire, not for acting firmly, after the kidnappings, but for acting too late and for imposing a measure that restricts civil liberties across the nation.
They would be acting firmly and directly and explicitly on the basis of the UN's authority as expressed in resolution 1441". Meanwhile, Church of England bishops issued a statement saying a conclusive case has yet to be made in favour of military action against President Saddam and without compelling new evidence a war could not be "morally justified".
They should act firmly, but not be very sure that he's acting correctly.
"What I want to do," she says firmly, "is do acting on the side.
But the interim tag was quickly dropped and he has been acting like someone who is firmly in charge and has the support of the drivers.
Now the non-wrestling world is getting a sense of what Johnson can do, and with his superior looks, acting ability, and physicality, I firmly believe that Johnson will soon surpass Arnold Schwarzenegger as the greatest movie action hero ever.
I reckon Margot Robbie is more suited to acting – her feet seem destined to remain firmly on the ground.
