Sentence examples for solitary action from inspiring English sources

Mr. Spitzer declined to comment on Mr. Lawsky's possible political ambitions, but he did point out that the regulator's solitary action was problematic.

Naishuller's technique is one that could be well served as a shorter gimmick; a solitary action scene in a larger film.

Writing on a Web site called "The Last Rhodesian," Roof had portrayed himself as a lonely soldier of racial purity forced to take solitary action: "We have no skinheads, no real KKK, no one doing anything but talking on the internet.

It is now understood that such solitary action should be the exception rather than the rule; and the Synod of Bishops, established after Vatican II, was a step toward involving the body of bishops in the policy of the entire church, hitherto formulated exclusively by the Roman see.

In order to negotiate, students would need to collaborate with someone else, whereas choosing could be a solitary action.

Collective action can be divided into two broad categories, the first involving the coming together of like kinds and the second involving the coming together of unlike kinds in both cases to enjoy some mutual benefit that could not be accessed through solitary action (Mill 1848, Book I, Chap. VIII).

But then the novel includes the solitary actions and private reflections of other characters too.

Solitary actions such as David Cameron's doomed attempts to prevent Jean-Claude Juncker's appointment as European commission president are alien to her.

But Food Day can also be celebrated by simple, solitary actions, such as stopping drinking soda or other sugar-based drinks, or forgoing fast food in favor of a healthy, brown-bag lunch.

Moreover, the Court was also reflecting the change in public attitudes reflected in the polling over a dozen years following Newsom's solitary and controversial action -- a "sweet vindication" for the previously vilified mayor -- and now Lieutenant Governor of California.

To cite but one example, Beowulf is, like Ford's hero, another solitary figure whose actions are necessary to protect society but who never fits entirely comfortably within society's compass.