Summary
act {noun}
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to act {verb}
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English-Dutch translation for "act"
"act" Dutch translation
act {noun}
You act like it's a big achievement.
It is a hypocritical act in the face of electors who are completely baffled by it.
If its purpose is more important than the act of doing it, it's probably not play.
There has still been no satisfactory investigation into that act of violence.
The political act that we are now engaged in is significant in its own right.
That is an important act of solidarity, and an important point of departure.
If they fail to do so, the proposed act shall be deemed not to have been adopted.
Now I get an extra source of sensory information due to that external act.
The original is typically the product of a creative act, the forgery isn't.
approves all those amendments, the act in question shall be deemed to have been adopted;
Maybe as a last act you might do it before you leave that chair.
act {noun} (also: accomplishment, achievement, action)
The Commission can, therefore, only act in a very limited set of circumstances.
The Israeli authorities responded to this criminal act by military action.
Neither can Estonia act, because the vessel did not cause any damage there.
As always, the rest of the world, the world that is suffering, is waiting for us to act.
The Commission has nonetheless said that it is prepared to act quickly.
How this works in practice will become clear when the authority has to act.
It was adopted before the Single European Act came into force.
It is perfectly possible for the Commission to act as if the protocol were in force from this afternoon.
Secondly, any sanction must act as a deterrent and not solely as a punishment.
Nowadays, supporters of the death penalty chiefly use the argument that it acts as a deterrent.
It is up to us to act, not the World Bank.
Hopefully, this programme will encourage the Member States to act decisively in increasing the use of renewable energy sources.
The Danish Presidency will act on the basis of this decision and there is complete agreement between the Commission and the Presidency
Why is the European Parliament suddenly putting this subject on the agenda and acting as though nothing were amiss in Chechnya?
The hard core of Euro-sceptics is running the show, driving ministers to show how tough they are on Europe with ever more extreme acts of folly.
So the policing layer around the problem becomes the real threat of the act.
Why not combine all the rules governing the same subject in one simple act?
Amendment No 4 calls for the establishment of a European habeas corpus act.
An important point which you have already addressed is naturally the Helms-Burton Act.
In these circumstances there would be no case whatsoever for the Helms-Burton Act.
This Act was therefore already seriously flawed by the way in which it came into being.
Neil Selinger, to me, is the embodiment of mounting the staircase in his third act.
For me, it began as I was approaching my third act, my 60th birthday.
In order to bring it into line with the Constitution, this Act is hereby amended as follows:
It is an historic moment: the final act of the revolutions of 1989.
But there is a section of the Patriot Act which refers specifically to finance.
We already have the US Oil Pollution Act, which is a step in the right direction.
In the USA, the Freedom of Information Act costs USD 40 million every year.
Subject: Erika legislative packages and the 1990 US Oil Pollution Act
Part of the War on Terror was the introduction of the Patriot Act.
In the third act, we went into Bosnia and Kosovo and we seemed to succeed.
Act one, scene three, he finds out that his uncle killed his father.
I fear that today's debate is only the first act in a long play.
And we used it to try and reveal a landscape here in Act III.
That's in order to delay -- until act five, he can kill him.
to act {verb}
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to repair, to achieve, to manufacture)
The Commission should therefore act to set a minimum rate for corporation tax.
We must act rapidly, to show our solidarity with our Cuban brothers and sisters.
What we must now do is make a final choice and then promptly act upon it.
So the act of engaging and creating interactive imagery enriches meaning.
I feel that we must then act in order to give practical effect to our resolution.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to achieve, to prepare, to light)
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to achieve, to make, to do)
And the DMCA goes back to the Audio Home Recording Act, which horrified those industries.
Under pressure from businesses, governments also act mysteriously about their permits and checks.
As long as the authorities do not act against this, the worst companies retain the best chances of survival.
If these are to be successfully built up, employees will have a key role to play and will act as a driving force.
And I'd like to tell you the story in three acts, and if I have time still, an epilogue.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to achieve, to do, to take action)
What will the European Union do when it is too late for us to act on these matters?
I am, naturally, interested to find out how you will act upon this recommendation.
And he should not act now as if his predecessors had made all the mistakes.
Everyone can, therefore, act as they wish and block the process at the last moment.
It is not our habit to turn people's suffering into an act of demagoguery.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to utter, to pull out, to achieve)
That is why opinions are indeed sometimes requested by fairly tight deadlines, so that acts can be adopted at Council level as quickly as possible.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to achieve, to make, to do)
I have spoken to some of them here today in this Parliament, but their governments must be empowered to act and the EU itself must get...
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to perform, to play, to produce, to achieve)
What we must now do is make a final choice and then promptly act upon it.
You should carry it out if Member States do not act responsibly.
How did the hostage-takers plan and execute this horrific act?
I hope that the Spanish Government will act quickly and that we shall be able to implement these measures.
I asked him if the European Commission would be acting in line with both the spirit and the letter of the resolution we adopted here on 19 September 1996.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to take action, to negotiate, to do business, to deal)
We must also be able to act correctly and effectively in emergency situations.
They are God's creatures in relation to which we need to act as responsible stewards.
The Bontempi report - which, by the way, is excellent - urges us to act more quickly.
If we want people to approve of our policies, we have to act in accordance with them.
It will even act as a dam to the spread of bilateralism and protectionism.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to take action)
Can we act through churches or in some other way?
The Commission does not act, it reacts.
Are all the politicians, national and European, who are currently voicing their outrage, able to act quickly, in the Member States too?
We must urge the Americans to act not only in this specific case, but to ensure that the death penalty is abolished in their country.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to take action)
We must not, therefore, simply act in a preventative fashion; we must offer long-term help to those children affected.
However, I believe that we are then failing in our duty, that we are then acting as bookkeepers and not as politicians.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to play, to take action)
This is why we should act now and not leave the people of Kosovo in the lurch.
Please put your greasy, buffet-shoveling hands together... for our next act.
And all this requires that we Europeans re-establish our unity and act together.
But we do have to call on the Albanian government to act properly in this situation.
It would be beneficial if we could act under one banner and with one voice.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to take action, to proceed)
It is very much to be preferred to leaving Member States to act in dispersed order.
In this field, therefore, we must act very prudently, from legal and political points of view.
If we act hurriedly and without proper judgement then thousands of jobs will be a stake.
We need to act with a degree of caution, but also determination.
If so, how should the two governments concerned act upon that?
to act [acted|acted] {vb}
You saw him act.
I can hardly find the words to describe the peace I felt when I was acting.
My interest in acting, especially bad acting, goes a long way.
They are acting in the sense that they're emulating the original mashup.
Acting is limiting The lines not mine
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to have effect, to be effective)
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to have effect, to be effective)
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to run, to work, to operate, to ferment)
Should teachers or doctors use drugs or substances that act as stimulants?
And these forces act on, attract, bodies that have an electrical charge.
Once this law becomes enforceable, it should act as a real deterrent.
One of the things about working at the nanoscale is things look and act very differently.
It may even encourage justice in Chile to act in freedom and without fear.
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to work out, to implement, to have effect, to calculate)
What now really counts is that we act quickly and work out a compromise.
This is why I am entitled to say that Iraq should no longer divide Europe, and that the EU should act jointly to find a baseline consensus
An independent Regulators ' Committee will act as an advisory group to the Commission when drawing up draft implementation measures for the
to act [acted|acted] {vb} (also: to leaven)
The lobbyists who try to influence us must also act openly.
So we have a very specific act of the European institutions, which is understandable, clear and has an immediate impact on the daily life
I agree with the report on the interconnection between social factors and the environment, where it is difficult to act on one point
to act [acted|acted] {vb}
If, in future, Parliament acts in accordance with these guidelines, it will certainly benefit the credibility of both institutions in the eyes of the public.
act {noun}
But there is a section of the Patriot Act which refers specifically to finance.
We already have the US Oil Pollution Act, which is a step in the right direction.
In the USA, the Freedom of Information Act costs USD 40 million every year.
Subject: Erika legislative packages and the 1990 US Oil Pollution Act
Part of the War on Terror was the introduction of the Patriot Act.
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