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The phrase "action does not add" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to convey that a certain action does not contribute positively or meaningfully to a situation, but the phrasing is awkward.
Example: "In this context, the action does not add to the overall effectiveness of the strategy."
Alternatives: "action does not contribute" or "action does not enhance".
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Like Monbiot, I also hope the expense of this court action does not add further pressure on council services.
This is not an unreasonable assumption and, certainly, mine action does not add to the threat in any way.
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Such simultaneity of action doesn't add up to a busy work.
Wanless went further, he said patients "should ensure their actions do not add unnecessarily to the cost of the service".
Susan Dudley, who directs George Washington University's Regulatory Studies Center, said in an interview that the agenda "does signify a slower pace of new regulatory actions," although it was too early to know whether officials would follow through on their pledge to eliminate two regulations for every new one they propose, and ensure these actions did not add to the federal deficit.
He asks: if Trump's actions don't add up to obstruction of justice, can we really impeach him for being clueless?
It distracts us from the need for collective action, and it doesn't add up to enough.
As it seems always possible that an agent "disowns" the mental attitudes that cause an action, those attitudes do not "add up to the agent's being involved" (1992: 463).
Doesn't add very much.
Doesn't add up?
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