The phrase "action based upon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a decision or behavior that is influenced or determined by a specific factor or condition.
Example: "The committee's decision was an action based upon the results of the recent survey."
Alternatives: "action derived from" or "action grounded in".
The city's Buildings Department said in a statement that it would take "action based upon the findings of law enforcement".
"The department is reviewing the documents," Ms. Sullivan added, "and will take action based upon the findings".
Most recently they were revisited in McMahon, supra, an action based upon the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The action, based upon the New Jersey Wrongful Death Act, N.J.S.A. 2A 311, was brought in the federal court by reason of diversity of citizenship.
"It's important that we take action based upon scientific evidence rather than making knee-jerk decisions that could have significant knock-on impacts," said the environment secretary, Owen Paterson.
Many of the observations in the majority's opinion would be persuasive if we were considering whether to recognize a private right of action based upon a securities statute enacted recently.
Second, they argue that we should apply an exception, suggested in Illinois Brick, for actions based upon cost-plus contracts.
For example, a foreign country is not immune from civil actions based upon commercial activity it carries on in the United States.
Even for the less pious and the nonbelievers, the distinctive visions of reality presented in Christian legend or myth and the symbolic actions based upon them have helped to form the fundaments of Western civilization.
A primary purpose of the Workers' Compensation Act is to supply the injured employee money damages in compensation for his lost earning capacity, posing the obvious possibility of double recovery if those dependent upon the employee may recover for their loss of support in actions based upon intentional torts.
