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The phrase "actions could not be" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that certain actions were impossible or not allowed in a specific context.
Example: "Due to the unforeseen circumstances, actions could not be taken to resolve the issue in a timely manner."
Alternatives: "actions were not permitted" or "actions were unable to be taken."
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As editors know, a star's privacy actions could not be more different from a libel case.
His actions could not be ignored, and required decisive and collective international action.
Mr. Geithner said many of the New York Fed's supervisory actions could not be disclosed because of confidentiality issues.
His actions could not be ignored, and required decisive and collective international action," the government said in its written response.
SAM was a non-competitive inhibitor of CYP2E1 catalytic activity and its inhibitory actions could not be mimicked by methionine, SAH or MTA.
"There were always such times," he said, "when the authorities treated their people with unjustified cruelty and when their actions could not be deemed fair".
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Pistorius's actions couldn't be justified by his fears.
Pat McFadden – a man who said government actions couldn't be blamed for angry marginalised groups – is still angrily shouting that it's unfair his party have marginalised him.
For the artist, these mundane actions couldn't be more poignant.
Otherwise union officials warn more strike action could not be ruled out.
The action could not be farther from his home in New York or his background in Australia.
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