1.   Just as thought should precede action, reflection should follow it, on the Organizational as well as the personal level.

2.   As is often the case voluntary effort preceded state action.

3.   And it is the promotion and election of people pushing the right values that necessarily precedes action.

4.   Extensive, painstaking studies should always precede action, missile shields of course excepted.

5.   Having switched to drawing, he concluded that he drew too quickly, so he began using his left hand to ensure that feeling would precede action.

6.   The ballot by cabin crew precedes similar action by ground staff workers such as baggage handlers and ticketing agents.

7.   The vote preceded action expected in Washington on Thursday.

8.   When employee discussions precede collective action to improve their working conditions, the conversations are protected under the labor act.

9.   Blair repeated the official NATO line that no ground action is contemplated now, but stressed that any ground action would be preceded by an extensive air campaign.