The phrase "actions to manipulate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is discussing behaviors or strategies aimed at influencing or controlling a situation or outcome.
Example: "The report highlighted several actions to manipulate market trends for better profitability."
Alternatives: "tactics to influence" or "measures to control".
In 2006, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, then the company's regulator, published an in-depth report on the company's accounting practices, accusing Mr. Raines, Mr. Howard and Ms. Spencer of taking actions to manipulate profits and generate $115 million in improper bonuses.
The following year, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, then the company's regulator, published an in-depth report on the company's accounting practices, accusing Fannie's top executives of taking actions to manipulate profits and generate $115 million in improper bonuses.
As the election neared, the Administration repeatedly sought ways — including covert action — to manipulate the outcome and reduce the religious Shiite influence.
To be fully comparable to Gergely et al.'s (2002) study on children, our original study determined the proportion of dogs using the demonstrated action (the paw action) to manipulate the rod in the different groups in the first trial (see Table 2 in Range et al. 2007).
Our evidence also corroborates the idea that firms that adopt superior voluntary governance arrangements are less likely to engage in actions designed to manipulate their financial statements.
In the run game, Detroit used misdirections and play-action concepts to manipulate Carolina's porous linebackers and force them to play in space.
The ecohydrology concept recognizes that the estuarine ecosystem health is driven by links between biology and physics; that human activities in the entire catchment need to be considered; and that the best course of action is to manipulate the system to reinforce its ability to cope with human stresses.
They began criticizing the police's actions and attempted to manipulate the motivation of the protests in accordance with their own interests, using the events to attack President Dilma and the mayor of São Paulo, Fernando Haddad, both of whom represent the left-wing Workers Partyy.
Non-technical users such as business analysts should be able to easily change the thresholds and associated actions without the need to manipulate the running state of the solution.
You don't need friends (or employees, employers, or PR flaks) who profess they love you but support your addictions by making excuses, covering up, giving you too many chances, failing to make you responsible for your own actions, and allowing you to manipulate them and others on your behalf.
However, if things are broken between you, they might disregard your actions as a way to manipulate them or think them insincere.
