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The phrase "action to begin with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the initial step or activity in a process or discussion.
Example: "Before we dive into the details, let's outline the action to begin with."
Alternatives: "initial step" or "first action".
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Zarif: They didn't want the President to accept the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to begin with.
But with every passing day, American credibility is called into question, particularly by other nations that were not enthusiastic about military action to begin with.
As the writer Lyra Kilston observed in the magazine Modern Painters, in words that could just as well describe the life of many a New York office worker, the trials in Ms. Gilmore's work "thwart victorious resolution," and even if the hapless striver succeeds, "we see a vaguely confused expression that seems to question why she was engaged in the senseless action to begin with".
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I think there's a total of two actions to begin with.
The unions would have to give a further seven day notice period before any strike action, likely to begin with a 24-hour stoppage.
Canada's action also forced the USA to take action, one that to begin with was not particularly favoured because of the possible effect on freedom of passage for its naval forces around the world.
Because entrepreneurial action is risky to begin with, any added uncertainty has a disproportionate negative impact.
'These actions are inexcusable to begin with, but they certainly don't belong in the U.S. Senate," the Emily's List message said.
If there's any action, it's likely to begin with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
That action drama, which is said to begin with a sequence in which a space shuttle crashes into downtown Los Angeles, will hold to its March 28 release date.
He believed that physical form suggested meaning, not just in design but in performance, and rather than having actors create actions to suggest the emotions of a moment, he encouraged them to begin with the actions and seek their psychological underpinnings.
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