Sentence examples for and practical action from inspiring English sources

The prime minister declared "populism" would not help the victims of banking industry scandals, but practical action would, and practical action was being taken by the government.

Jolie and Hague wish to create "irreversible momentum" against rape in conflict, and practical action to help those who are suffering it.

Intellectual inquiry and practical action were both on rich display at "Harvard and China: A Research Symposium," a series of lectures, panels, and break-out sessions held to mark the official opening of the Harvard Center Shanghai on March 18.

His keynote speech is a perfect example: speaking extemporaneously, he delivers his words with an almost shockingly plain sincerity, distilling thrills, highs and lows, psychological strategizing and practical action, from the potentially dry terms of the financial conditions of his filmmaking.

According to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the proposed Plan to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice, as it is known, requires citizens to act and forbids them to refrain from acting to check violations of Islamic law "by heart, verbal, written, and practical action".

"Westchester County is among the three leading counties in New York State that provide a good and practical action plan for dealing with older drivers," said Tamar Freund, manager for the State Department of Motor Vehicles' newly created Office of the Older Driver.

"But safeguarding bilateral relations requires that the two sides meet halfway and requires Japan to take candid and practical actions".

We show how ambivalence, opacity, bricolage, and practical actions enabled by inscription devices strengthen networks of performance measurement.

Bowled over by the grim reaper -- Sexually transmitted infections and social structures -- Colonizing stigma -- Undercutting prevention -- Blaming victims -- Blurring religion and medical care -- Theoretical implications and practical actions.

J-PAL, established five years ago in MIT's Department of Economics, won the category of "development cooperation," which honors research endeavors and practical actions in the fight against poverty and exclusion.

While dying is one of life's few certainties, the reality is that the majority of people still shun important conversations and practical actions to manage their end-of-life wishes and final affairs.