The phrase "burden of action" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the responsibility or obligation to take action in a certain situation. Here is an example: "The burden of action falls on the government to address the issue of climate change." In this sentence, the burden of action refers to the responsibility that the government has to take action towards addressing the problem of climate change.
In such cases, we should not be afraid to act – but the burden of action should not be America's alone.
"In such cases, we should not be afraid to act — but the burden of action should not be America's alone," Mr. Obama said.
Mr. Gbagbo's refusal to budge has placed the burden of action on the international community, which risks a loss of credibility if Mr. Gbagbo remains in place.
The burden of action is particularly high on Ms. Napolitano, who as Arizona's governor handled Sheriff Arpaio with a gingerly caution that looked to some of his critics and victims as calculated and timid.
Creditor nations were free to hoard as they liked, placing the burden of action on debtor nations who had very little choice but to act in ways that tended to depress their domestic economies.
He said that "the burden of action should not be America's alone" — that there needed to be a multilateral partnership — and that regime change should not be the task of the United States military.
The President said ordinary citizens shouldering the burden of "actions and omissions" want to see those responsible punished.
Eighteen states have already moved to reduce the loophole, and the burden of federal action would be minimal.
What the major countries cannot agree on is how the burden of taking action should be shared among the world's 196 nations.
It spreads the burden of military action, sustains rather than weakens our alliances, and takes the edge off the world's instinctive anti-Americanism.
Carrying the burden of the action on their shoulders are two singers, who slip in and out of a wide range of roles; only one of them, Désirée Halac, a clear-voiced mezzo, is equal to the task.
