The phrase "action a vote" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey the idea of taking action regarding a vote, but it is not a commonly used expression.
Example: "We need to action a vote on the new policy during the meeting."
Alternatives: "take a vote" or "conduct a vote".
President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who nominated Mr. Mohamed for the post last month, called the action a vote "for change and renewal".
He said he had asked Congressional leaders to postpone a vote authorizing military action — a vote he was almost certain to lose — while making the moral case for a strike.
The president said he had asked Congressional leaders to postpone a vote authorizing military action — a vote he was almost certain to lose — even while making the moral case for punishing Syria for its deadly use of chemical weapons.
The action, a voice vote in the House Ways and Means Committee, clears the way for approval of the Peru deal by Congress this fall, with most Republicans and perhaps a minority of the Democrats supporting it, Congressional aides said.
People's Action, a voting advocacy group, organized "Meet the Candidate" events, coordinated through neighborhood Resident Welfare Associations, where each contesting candidate met with voters in an assembly.
Senator Lott hailed the Senate's action as a vote of confidence in Mr. Bush's judgment.
For Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani to serve another term would require expedited legislative action and a vote by the citizens of New York City to elect him.
In London, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain and the United States intended to put their draft paving the way for military action to a vote in the Security Council next week.
The senate leader, Phil Berger of Eden, said he could not recall such an action before a vote, which he said was a "serious breach of their obligation to the citizens that voted to elect them".
Shares of Genta Inc., a company in Berkeley Heights, N.J., that is also developing an antisense drug, rose $2.10, or 26.6percentto to $10, as investors viewed Lilly's action as a vote of confidence in antisense technology.
The Senate action, by a vote of 52 to 42, spares Mr. Obama a messy legislative fight just as he takes office and gives him a $350 billion war chest to further stabilize the financial sector.
