Sentence examples for if not action from inspiring English sources

If not, action has to be taken".' The crisis did not stop there.

The Guggenheim Museum's retrospective of the work of the Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang is nothing if not action packed.

The gathering on Sunday, which included Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, but no one from Mr. Maliki's State of Law, amounted to little more than a gesture of deliberation, if not action.

The recent assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghanistan's chief peace negotiator and a former leader of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, strengthened the opposition to peace talks among many Tajiks here and across the country's north, stirring talk — if not action — about girding for civil war.

A few politicians responded to Friday's tragedy with a call for conversation, if not action.

But, sustainability--especially in light of the energy crisis--is a hot topic in discussion, if not action.

If that's not action, I don't know what is.

Some analysts had said the European Central Bank had missed an opportunity to take bold action last Thursday, so the size, if not the action, was a real surprise.

Doesn't common sense suggest that when a relationship between two people goes sour, each bears a burden, if not in action then in reaction?

Can we have a statement to reassure the House that the Guardian will be asked for a decryption key, and if not forthcoming, action will be taken?

If not, this action could actually prove to be a disincentive for Spain, Italy and others to reform, making the crisis worse in the long-term.