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Meanings of act on in English

Carry further or advance.

To have an effect upon.

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Examples for "affect"
Examples for "affect"
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However, structural changes to state economies could also affect housing, she said.
News.com.au
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Does ownership affect the way a particular paper covers a particular story?
The Irish Times
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This issue can affect any young person, especially young athletes of today.
Ebony
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These factors deeply affect our health and the health of the environment.
Feminist dot com
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However, the State Department said it would not affect U.S. cyclone aid.
Reuters
Usage of act on in English
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Just listen and act on the current best available science, she said.
The South African
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Economic slowdown has sapped many countries' willingness to act on climate change.
Reuters
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Environmentalists said the ruling now proved America would act on climate change.
The Guardian
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Obama, however, is not waiting for Congress to act on climate change.
Reuters
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To act on the basis of passions will not result in justice.
Reuters
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The EPA has 270 days to act on the ethanol producers' request.
Reuters
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That said, Congress is unlikely to act on the findings this year.
Radio NZ
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That's not the economic model we need to act on climate change.
The Guardian
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He said the government would act on the advice it receives back.
Radio NZ
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Police fail to act on what are often perceived as minor breaches.
Radio NZ
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I'm just content to take the information, and to act on it.
Childhood's End
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Will France's new president read Angela Merkel the riot act on austerity?
The Irish Times
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People who claim to believe in determinist ideas rarely act on them.
The white war: life and death on the italian front 1915-1919
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How has every government for four decades neglected to act on this?
The Irish Times
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We are still waiting for the government to act on its findings.
The Guardian
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And I urge the Congress to act on this legislation in 1974.
State of the Union Addresses
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