Sentence examples for upon action from inspiring English sources

To Fingleton's great credit, he largely resists the temptation to provide backstory, relying instead upon action in the present to fill in the blanks of the past.

Obama's caution in the Middle East since the Arab Spring is a reminder that there are perhaps as many risks attendant upon inaction as upon action.

Restraints upon speaking and publishing, and indeed upon action generally, are fewer now than at most times in the history of the country.

There's a current orthodoxy in certain kinds of crime and thriller writing that a book is a dash to the edge of the volcano crater, action and tension upon action and tension.

These lines, together with new quips for Lord Henry ("Art has no influence upon action.... It is superbly sterile"), are related to letters that Wilde wrote to critics and readers after the Lippincott's publication.

"Even someone who has studied the Constitution and holds it in high regard — he, too, is going to exercise these unilateral powers because his long-term legacy and his standing in the polls crucially depend upon action".

Only one out of the top four wireless carriers is actually adhering to all six of the terms of the FCC agreement, he found, with Sprint and T-Mobile adhering to only half of the agreed-upon action items.

Documenting notes during the meeting and sending out agreed-upon action items right after the meeting clarifies responsibilities, deadlines and milestones.

Not just to listen condescendingly, but to actually negotiate and undertake the agreed-upon actions.

Medical data were retrieved from the charts, and agreed-upon actions were recorded.

Mr. Peach argues that selfishness is not always a bad thing and that the free market economy depends upon actions in pursuit of one's own interests.