The phrase "action better than" is not correct as it stands and lacks clarity in written English.
It could be used in a comparative context, but it needs additional context or structure to convey a complete thought.
Example: "In this situation, taking action is better than waiting for things to happen."
Alternatives: "taking action is preferable to" or "acting is superior to".
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"I think a good case can be made that voters will want to understand the case for a war or any kind of extended military action better than they do now because the economic considerations are considerable," said Kim N. Wallace, a political analyst for Lehman Brothers in Washington.
(If, that is to echo the earlier quote from Socrates he "believes that there is another possible course of action, better than the one he is following").
"No one," he declared, "who either knows or believes that there is another possible course of action, better than the one he is following, will ever continue on his present course" (Protagoras 358b-c).
But what people truly believe is happening can be seen in their actions better than in their words.
So the standard of moral goodness declares one set of desires morally better than another, or declares them equally good; or declares one set of character traits better than another, or declares them equally good; or declares one career of actions better than another, or declares them equally good.
More recently, Williams and Happé [27] found that, when compared to IQ-matched comparison participants, individuals with ASD recall their own actions better than those of the experimenter showing a typical self-reference effect.
"One thing is certain: this action is better than no action".
While Duterte's obsessive war on narcotics may be horrifying to an international audience, for many Filipinos – even those ambivalent to his presidency – a "some action is better than no action" stance has made a welcome change of pace.
It follows Nike's previous message of Just Do It!: also broadly meaningful because it says "action is better than no action" and because it pushes people to take a risk, try something new, do something they've always wanted to.
Action is better than inaction because even if your action didn't meet your expectation, you learned something, and learning from your mistakes makes you a better marketer.
