• The owner of the vessel has been recommended to take action to improve the safety of the working practices on board and the hazard awareness of the crew.

    BBC: Criticism of fishing boat St Amant after death off Anglesey

  • Earlier this week the former head of the HBOS mortgage bank, Sir James Crosby, recommended that the government take direct action to stimulate the flow of mortgage funds to the UK banking industry.

    BBC: House prices fall but pace eases

  • The President will travel to Oslo on the 10th, and believed it was important to use this visit to help get us to the point of a deal -- something that can take the type of action that scientists say need to be taken to stop and reverse climate change.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson were concerned about the huge risks that pushing for civil rights posed for the Democrats' stronghold in the South -- still the electoral base of the party back then -- both were finally moved to take action because of the valiant efforts of grass-roots activists who placed pressure on them and on uncommitted legislators.

    CNN: How to fight climate change

  • We are calling on the House of Lords to take action to protect children from the impact of this bill.

    BBC: Archbishop of Canterbury condemns benefit changes

  • Under the Bush administration, both the Pentagon and the State Department were intensely wary of signing up to anything that might bind them to take draconian action in the name of humanity.

    ECONOMIST: Responsibility to protect

  • At further 25, 000 workers at the very least would take industrial action by the end of the week in a series of targeted one-day actions that would hurt at least 50 predominantly small companies, IG Metall warned.

    BBC: EU calls for German wage restraint

  • However, the Congress has decided to move forward with a budget process that has the potential of allowing the kind of action to take place here when it comes to these matters that removes the constant state of crisis, removes the cloud of crisis that we've had over our head for so long.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • In France, Findus France says it has been the victim of fraud and will take action in the courts, accusing French supplier Spanghero of knowingly selling horsemeat labelled as beef.

    BBC: Q&A: Horsemeat scandal

  • "Pursuing legal options is not a decision we take lightly, especially because of the longstanding partnerships we have established in Kuwait over the past decade, but PIC is in breach of contract, and we must take action to protect the interests of our company and our shareholders, " Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris said.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Following a damning report by the Welsh Audit Office, Carl Sargeant said that he had no option but to take drastic action and take over the running of the council.

    BBC: Statement on Anglesey Council

  • The Press Complaints Commission, the UK's media watchdog, said at the time that it would be inappropriate for it to take action in the absence of a formal complaint by palace officials.

    CNN: No action over naked Prince Harry photos, palace says

  • Upon assessing the Bear Stearns' situation, the Federal Reserve decided to take the very important and consequential action of authorizing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to institute a temporary program for providing liquidity to primary dealers.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The Olaf findings have now been passed on to Maltese police, who may take further action, the Times of Malta reports.

    BBC: John Dalli row: EU's Barroso denies ousting colleague

  • The President, as you know, will be focusing this trip on the American Jobs Act, the need for Congress to take action on the individual components of the jobs act.

    WHITEHOUSE: The White House

  • It reflects the kind of sentiment that is driving the demand that Washington take action on behalf of middle-class Americans.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • And last month, after a judge had thrown out two additional charges, his trial began on four counts: failing to ensure that a financial stability group delivered the required results, failing to take action to reduce the size of Iceland's banking system, failing to verify the move of accounts from Landsbanki bank's Icesave program, and failing to focus more Cabinet meetings on the crisis.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • The group said local authorities needed to take action, as the levels of inactivity were costing lives.

    BBC: Cycle and walking 'must be norm' for short journeys

  • Friends of the Earth director Tony Juniper accused the government of failing to take the "tough action" on climate change.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | UK Politics | Blair demands green 'revolution'

  • According to Unite, 90% of the drivers voted to take action over measures which include increased driving time and the reduction of contractual hours.

    BBC: Isle of Man buses

  • As lawmakers become ever so comfortable in the power and prestige of their positions, the most difficult action they could ever take is to admit failure and get out of the way.

    FORBES: Still Standing~ Can We Survive The Next Big Government Distraction?

  • And we are always evaluating the actions we take and, if you will, doing after-action analyses of the actions we take.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • This week's report said the Health Protection Agency (HPA) missed a key opportunity to take action to restrict the size of the outbreak.

    BBC: Twins Aaron and Todd Mock

  • Activists have said they expect thousands of workers to take action in the coming days in support of the sacked workers.

    BBC: Refinery sackings spark walkouts

  • If the agency does not choose to eliminate prescription combination drugs, the panel said the FDA should lower the amount of acetaminophen in the drugs and also take some action to ensure that subscribers and patients are aware of potential liver damage posed by taking these products, Kweder said.

    CNN: FDA advisers vote to take Vicodin, Percocet off market

  • If you subscribe to the importance of the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, it becomes difficult to take a position that the existence of affirmative action was ill conceived from the outset as to deny that certain defined segments of American society were disadvantaged by who they are would be to deny reality.

    FORBES: The Supreme Court Is the Supremely Wrong Place To Address Affirmative Action

  • The more likely course of action members of Congress will take is to put the issue before the court of public opinion.

    FORBES: Alleged White House Leaks

  • Heath Abshure, the Arkansas securities commissioner and president of the association of securities regulators, said he decided not to take enforcement action because of Mr. Rea's cooperation and lack of sales, as well as the fact he didn't appear to intend to break the law.

    WSJ: Crowdfunding Efforts Draw Suspicion

  • The leaders of the action, Take the Flour Back, had acknowledged that in advance.

    BBC: GM trial survives - but 'war' goes on

  • She said her family did not take legal action because the stress of doing was "too great for us to cope with".

    BBC: Peers warn against medical negligence legal aid cuts

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