Rep. John Conyers non-action may be the principal reason that. From Wordnik.com. [Obama and Congress Must Act to Restore the Constitution] Reference
Every action, and non-action, has a cause-and-effect built into it. From Wordnik.com. [The Structural Nuts and Bolts of The Great Leveling, Revisited] Reference
Very few fact based non-fiction non-action films make a boatload of cash. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Question: How Many People Will See W. This Weekend? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
They supported it as the next best thing to total non-action by Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Political Recollections 1840 to 1872] Reference
This is a huge enticement to coerce many of us into action (or non-action). From Wordnik.com. [Fortis Prediction of US Bank Meltdown a Net Hoax: The Making of an Urban Legend] Reference
Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing that he does not do. From Wordnik.com. [Tao Te Ching] Reference
Money is the opiate of the spinless and sycophancy is spinelessness in non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Allow Invertebrate Dems In Congress to Insult You. They CAN Stop the War] Reference
Once you get past that, you see Taoism in action—or non-action as the case may be. From Wordnik.com. [Silence Is Golden] Reference
There was something muted and lethargic about the non-action scenes and their dialogue. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Off: Indiana Jones 4 - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net] Reference
… There is a history of the recent FCC of non-action when a lot of action was needed. From Wordnik.com. [UPDATE: Rockefeller vows Congressional support for FCC on broadband] Reference
The paintings and drawings capture, as says Ottinger, non-action scenes from the novels. From Wordnik.com. [Cherie Louise Turner: Exhibition Spotlight: Jennie Ottinger at Johansson Project] Reference
The reason for this action, or rather non-action, was still an unexplained mystery to us. From Wordnik.com. [The Facts of Reconstruction] Reference
Adi Shternberg brings up the example of Europe pre-WWII relating to the danger of non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Holocaust Memorial Day Under Threat] Reference
Perhaps you fear that same death again, but it comes out in you as indecision and non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Scorpio Full Moon, April 20, 2008] Reference
This non-action from me hurt, and finding her on facebook has made me realize it still hurts. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
Thou art he who presides over the variety of evidences and tendencies for action and non-action. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18] Reference
He taps into the very real frustration that people feel about the inside the beltway non-action. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 1, 2008] Reference
But all the talk, and non-action interaction between the characters, makes the stakes much higher. From Wordnik.com. [William Bradley: Shift Change: The 35th Anniversary of Jaws and Shampoo Marks the Transition From New Hollywood to Blockbuster] Reference
The solution to this "failure is guaranteed course of non-action" is no different than in the prior case. From Wordnik.com. [Do Something! or Lessons from a Beet Salad - Bob Sherman - MediaBizBloggers] Reference
Statham is a great action star, but I don't know if he has the acting chops to pull off the non-action scenes. From Wordnik.com. [Jason Statham Wants to Play Daredevil, Frank Miller Agrees « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Either non-action or deterrence and retaliation, there must be something because we have a new situation here. From Wordnik.com. [TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo |] Reference
There were also long 10 – 15 minute segments of film, all non-action scenes, with absolutely no underscoring. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Alphie’s Eclipse Review] Reference
Even a moment of true silence allows for true choice, for authentic, appropriate action or non-action to follow. From Wordnik.com. [Gangaji: Open Mind] Reference
Her non-action really struck a chord with me and caused me to revise my thoughts about the type of person she is. From Wordnik.com. [Review: Gradisil by Adam Roberts] Reference
I am surprised that Dr. Payne should say that "determination" is not necessary to a state of rest, or non-action. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election] Reference
Emptying the mind through meditation and understanding the action of non-action are also important TCM principles. From Wordnik.com. [Oriental Medicine Basics] Reference
There are few in the world who can attain to the teaching without words, and the advantage arising from non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Tao Te Ching] Reference
In thousands of instances non-action -- rest -- is as much the result of volition as is the most determined activity. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election] Reference
The non-action implicit in not going to class had to be accompanied by some kind of action to have any meaning at all. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-13] Reference
Why vote for the Liberals when it just means supporting the Conservatives through the Liberal MPs non-action in parliament?. From Wordnik.com. [Is Cherniak Getting Ready To Find A White Flag?] Reference
Conventional wisdom holds that fewer and fewer movies are being made for the rest of us -- non-action fans, or women, or grown-ups. From Wordnik.com. [Upcoming fall movies have something for everybody] Reference
That self-involved atittude of denial and ethical narcissism has resulted in non-action when it comes to global warming/climate change. From Wordnik.com. [Revealing Quotes from "Loyal Bushie" Land] Reference
In the case of McCain, he represents past paradigms, unending support for an endless Iraq War, old thinking and non-action or inaction. From Wordnik.com. [Anxiety in America: Citizens Ponder Their Fate] Reference
The art from Igle & Stull is good too; not flashy and a bit stiff in the non-action scenes, but their Firestorm looks nuclear powerful. From Wordnik.com. [Quick Super-Hero Comic Reviews] Reference
The others were, well, were more reasonable, you know, that the Southern Conference was the action agency and the Council was non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Guy B. Johnson, December 16, 1974. Interview B-0006. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
The lesson to be learned, of course, is to be weary of any information, regardless of the source, that tries to scare you into non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Fortis Prediction of US Bank Meltdown a Net Hoax: The Making of an Urban Legend] Reference
The subsequent section looks at the costs and benefits of action and non-action, making a strong economic case for adoption of the former. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-09-01] Reference
But such is the blessedness of this Being that in its very non-action it magnificently operates and in its self-dwelling it produces mightily. From Wordnik.com. [The Six Enneads.] Reference
Fear of criticism in case of failure may lead to defensive reactions, working by the book, and abstention from making resolute decisions and preferring non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Statement on Israel Report] Reference
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