1.   A case requiring action by the umpire before the batsman needed to correct the wicket?

2.   Against concerted action by local authorities the individual librarian would be fighting a very hard and probably losing battle.

3.   Both Abu Nidal and Gandhi were deeply troubled and ultimately mobilized into political action by their personal experiences.

4.   But they are no substitute for action by governments.

5.   Clinton also faced the challenge of discouraging future actions by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue, whose planes were attacked.

6.   Donating blood was an example of a social institution that embodied non-selfish actions by individuals without demeaning the recipient.

7.   Employees need legal protection against capricious and unfair actions by their employers.

8.   Governor Peter Leonard, who launched an inquiry yesterday, said only prompt action by staff prevented a violent free-for-all.