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The phrase "action over the issue" is not entirely clear and may not be commonly used in written English.
It could be interpreted as prioritizing action regarding a specific problem or topic, but the phrasing is somewhat awkward.
Example: "In our meeting, we decided to take action over the issue of budget cuts to ensure our project remains funded."
Alternatives: "address the issue" or "take steps regarding the issue".
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The union successfully balloted for strike action over the issue of agency workers and overtime payments earlier this month and the dispute was settled earlier this month.
Ireland could face court action over the issue of the procurement of arms for the IRA, a member of the House of Lords warned this weekend.
DiGiulio's work for the EPA was abruptly halted and handed over to state authorities in Wyoming, which have said there are no firm plans to take action over the issue.
The union is angry about the number of university teachers on casual contracts – not least because institutions claim that the introduction of higher fees has made high-quality teaching a top priority.On Wednesday there will be a national day of action over the issue.
The European Commission is taking legal action over the issue.Another tussle looms in October, when Deutsche Bahn will test an ICE-3 high-speed train through the Channel Tunnel.
The palace spokesman declined to comment on whether the couple - who announced in December they were expecting their first child - would take any legal action over the issue.
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Community politicians immerse themselves in their communities – empowering people to take action over the issues they face rather than the alternative, where politics is "done to" communities.
Hopkins's internal email stated that following the meeting, the union had decided to "recommend that industrial action over the pensions issue would be called off while consultations continue".
The gallery said: "This is the 57th day of strike action over this issue.
The NUT, which has previously balloted members over changes to public sector pensions, has warned of joint strikes with the NASUWT, another teaching union, which already has a mandate to take industrial action over the same issues.
Earlier this year, UnitedHealth announced that it had reached a $350 million deal to settle class-action lawsuits over the issue.
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