The phrase "actions better than" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a comparative context, likely discussing the effectiveness or value of actions compared to something else.
Example: "In many situations, actions better than words can lead to more meaningful outcomes."
Alternatives: "deeds surpass" or "behavior exceeds".
But what people truly believe is happening can be seen in their actions better than in their words.
So the standard of moral goodness declares one set of desires morally better than another, or declares them equally good; or declares one set of character traits better than another, or declares them equally good; or declares one career of actions better than another, or declares them equally good.
More recently, Williams and Happé [27] found that, when compared to IQ-matched comparison participants, individuals with ASD recall their own actions better than those of the experimenter showing a typical self-reference effect.
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(If, that is to echo the earlier quote from Socrates he "believes that there is another possible course of action, better than the one he is following").
"No one," he declared, "who either knows or believes that there is another possible course of action, better than the one he is following, will ever continue on his present course" (Protagoras 358b-c).
"One thing is certain: this action is better than no action".
While Duterte's obsessive war on narcotics may be horrifying to an international audience, for many Filipinos – even those ambivalent to his presidency – a "some action is better than no action" stance has made a welcome change of pace.
Like the taciturn cowboys she recalled so affectionately in her memoir a year ago, "The Lazy B," Justice Sandra Day O'Connor believes that actions speak better than words and that beliefs require little reflection or explanation.
Some Face ID actions are better than Touch ID and some are just different.
Actions are better than words — but in politics, words do matter.
