Sentence examples for action for which from inspiring English sources

The phrase "action for which" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to specify the reason or purpose behind a particular action.
Example: "The committee will review the action for which the funding was requested."
Alternatives: "the reason for which" or "the purpose for which".

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Mr. Doherty called his relapse "a stupid, stupid action for which I feel only shame".

It is the only terrorist action for which he has been indicted in the United States.

He released the 16 suspects, an action for which he was later criticized by a grand jury.

These included social action for which the government had to foster a culture of voluntarism and philanthropy.

The clearest example here is of human action, for which adequate explanations can rarely do without "why" questions.

"And those responsible for the action, for which I have been unfairly dismissed, will eventually be revealed".

In July 1944, Captain Beach joined the submarine Tirante, which sank nine ships on its first patrol, an action for which he received the Navy Cross.

Like the rather grander Schindler, he ends up risking his life protecting them, a courageous action for which he was posthumously honoured by Israel as a "righteous gentile".

In 1835 he absented himself without leave and resigned his commission, an action for which he narrowly escaped arrest for desertion.

Allende won an election with only 36% of the vote and then embarked on a course of action for which he lacked any democratic mandate.

In it he attacked the army for covering up its mistaken conviction of Dreyfus, an action for which Zola was found guilty of libel.

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