Sentence examples for one action rather from inspiring English sources

Why does it choose one action rather than another?

That could be the result of a one-off action rather than a recurring trend.

But, what if we assigned citizenship based on one's actions rather than something a person cannot control?

They'd flick just one-third as often, they estimate, if they relied on capillary action rather than active pumping. .

It is the fact that a demand is actually made that gives sense to the notion that one has to perform an action, rather than merely that it would be good, even the best, to do it (Adams 1999, p. 246).

However, there is one area ripe for cooperative action rather than just talk -- environmental diplomacy.

It's a neat function, although my one complaint is with the keyboard action, rather than the translation.

It is one of the last courses of action rather than the first line of remedy.

Cutler's film is not a great one; for the most part, it sketches action rather than probing it.

These states argue that human rights was just one chapter of the Beijing platform for action, rather than an overarching theme.

Rather, it involves acknowledging the situation and staying calm so that one can use one's "wise mind" to think through  whether and how to take action, rather than surrendering to the overwhelming and destructive negative emotions.