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Discover LudwigThe phrase "take mitigating action" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one needs to address or reduce the severity of a problem or risk. Example: "In response to the recent data breach, the company decided to take mitigating action to protect customer information."
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The Indian Point Energy Facebook page says the plant "is protected up to about 15' 3" above mean sea level and even then we could take mitigating actions to further enhance our protections".
Kraft, which first announced its intention to bid for Cadbury in September last year, when it made its first claims about Somerdale, could have taken "mitigating action" to reverse its statement after meeting Cadbury's management on 18 and 19 January, the panel said.
A report to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust said all of the required standards had now been met and in other areas where they were falling short they were taking mitigating action.
Tennessee law requires juries to take mitigating evidence into account before they impose the death penalty.
… We are concerned about that, but we're also working hard to take mitigating steps.
This suggests that companies anticipate that objections will be raised and take mitigating measures.
In a trading update ahead of its half-year results on 1 August, the company said: "We will continue to invest in digital growth and take the necessary mitigating actions to support profits given the increased uncertainty arising from the outcome of the UK's referendum on EU membership".
"We took all available mitigating actions to reduce civilian casualties," he said.
Such a direct relationship between alert level changes and practical actions impacting society led Winson et al. (2014) to suggest to volcano observatories that they should engage in "less conservative decision-making – raising alert levels freely – so that mitigating action can be taken even when there is still considerable scientific uncertainty".
We further suggest that to reduce the number of 'Missed' and 'Too Late' calls there is a need for less conservative decision-making – raising alert levels freely -- so that mitigating action can be taken even when there is still considerable scientific uncertainty.
This better understanding improves preventive and mitigating actions taken in specific circumstances.
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