1.  A bark alerts their owner to a likely disturbance, enabling them to take effective action.

2.  A bill awaiting action would end benefits for addicts and alcoholics.

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

4.  A central part of our view of individual agents is our conviction that there is an explanatory link between belief and action.

5.  A combination of ground and air action broke the back of the rebellion.

6.  A federal judge had dismissed the action, and the appeals court overturned that Decision.

7.  A few moments later the two photographers came sheepishly to tell me that the video camera was out of action.

8.  A few panes of glass were broken during that time, but by accident rather than deliberate action.