A verb (finite or nonfinite) can be preceded by noun phrases that denote various g-n-p markers, such as object (direct or indirect), instrumentality (whether the object will be used to accomplish something), goal (or recipient of action), and the source, location, and direction of the action in reference to the object.
Churchill ended the message by asking Wavell "What are your dates for bringing Tiger cubs into action?", in reference to the reinforcements that had arrived at Alexandria on 12 May as part of a convoy code-named Operation Tiger.
Being of things in its most general and indeterminate sense is by Maritain 17 referred to from the standpoint of action (ie, in reference to what they do).
The meaning the user grants to his/her actions and the organization of those actions are studied in reference to course-of-action theory.
The proceeding in the Perkins-Shepard suit against the attorney general of Minnesota had for its object, by means of orders in a Federal circuit court, directed to that officer, to control the action of that state in reference to the enforcement of certain statutes by judicial proceedings commenced in its own courts.
It's one of the signature weird results of quantum mechanics, and as a pop-science author I'm contractually obligated to use the phrase "spukhafte fernwirkung" ("spooky action-at-a-distance") in reference to it at some point.
More details on the pro-fibrogenic action of Ang II in reference to the related role of NOX can be found in specific reviews [ 47, 48].
As well as in reference to actions, the Nazis used euphemisms to refer to the actual equipment used to carry out killing.
Glassing is now a term starting to pop up in the twittershpere in reference to actions taken while using the Google device.
"We wish that Palin had not invoked the phrase 'blood-libel' in reference to the actions of journalists and pundits in placing blame for the shooting in Tucson on others.
Others, like the security firm Mandiant, use the term in reference to the actions of a specific nation-state - China (think of them as the "Who" group).
