The phrase "action to stop a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing measures or steps taken to prevent something from happening.
Example: "The government is taking action to stop a potential crisis in the healthcare system."
Alternatives: "measures to prevent a" or "steps to halt a".
The dire times call for government action to stop a financial disaster becoming a major economic slump.
Kevin Maxwell, son of the crooked media tycoon, is fighting a desperate rearguard action to stop a lawsuit from a former business partner reaching the courts.
The EU is being urged to take action to stop a biofuel trading scam that exploits US agricultural subsidies and undermines the fight against global warming.
The Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable, called on May to take urgent action to stop a further exodus at the NHS.
The film closely follows Bonhoeffer's maturation as a progressive thinker who was moved to action to stop a growing evil in the world, becoming an almost solitary German voice denouncing Nazi terror.
In explaining the vote, U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power pointed out that the council was sanctioning Israel even while failing to take action to stop a potential genocide in South Sudan or the slaughter in Aleppo, Syria.
ROME, March 10 (Reuters) - Italian cultural officials have threatened court action to stop an American arms manufacturer showing the revered Renaissance statue of Michelangelo's David holding a rifle in its advertising campaign.
The law sought to prevent perpetrators from re-traumatizing victims, allowing these individuals to pursue legal action to "stop any conduct by an offender or former inmate that perpetuates a crime's effects on the victim".
Even if an insurer detects misuse of prescription drugs and takes action to stop it, a beneficiary can often get medications by enrolling in a prescription drug plan offered by another insurance company.
These abuses have been well-documented by human rights groups, and even members of the U.S. Congress are now taking action to stop them with a bill that's intended to make sure American aid doesn't fund Israel's imprisonment of Palestinian children or violations of their rights.
