The maintenance crew replaced the double-acting pneumatic cylinder to restore proper movement of the assembly line.

According to tradition, the professor will keep an act to defend his controversial thesis before the academic senate.

The colonists protested the stamp act because it imposed taxes on legal documents and newspapers without their consent.

Many colonists protested the stamp acts, arguing that taxation without representation was unjust.

The international court examined whether the bombings constituted acts of war under the treaty.

They whispered about the act of darkness behind the old barn, pretending it was nothing more than a rumor.

The committee acted upon the recommendation and implemented the new policy.

When new evidence emerges, the court often acts upon it swiftly to prevent a miscarriage of justice.

The committee, acting upon new evidence, reopened the investigation.

The historian's lecture examined how nuptial acts and marriage customs evolved over centuries.