Sentence examples for for action over from inspiring English sources

Verdi had an earthy nature, a preference for action over theory.

Erik's restless preference for action over compromise suits Mr. Fassbender, said Matthew Vaughn, the movie's director.

Michael Mann's "Thief" (Oct . 14, by contrast, opens midsafecracking and opts decisively for action over talk.

Angered, the Israeli public, unaware of the full facts, clamoured for action over the rockets and newly discovered tunnels.

Pressure for action over Ms Miller increased yesterday when the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, said that David Cameron must make a decision on the Culture Secretary's future.

On Tuesday night, Barack Obama addressed growing international calls for action over the hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics by Russia.

Always looking for action, five over-enthusiastic, but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers raise hell on the highway, keeping motorists anxiously looking in their rear view mirrors.

The film, "Le Petit Soldat," opens with the lines "The time for action is over.

He was cleared; and in that case she was criticised for being too responsive to public demands for legal action over FGM.

Junior doctors will be balloted for industrial action over the new contract from next week.

The National Union of Teachers' call for strike action over school funding last week provides an interesting test case.