Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [adj] action " in BNC.

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1 However , both Exxon and the state of Alaska are still facing legal action from local fishermen , environmental groups and native American Indian villagers .
2 " Congress should enact the bold reform proposals that are still awaiting congressional action , bank reform , civil justice reform , tort reform , and my national energy strategy . "
3 And home owners in Tameside , Gloucester , Oldham , and Newcastle are also planning legal action , claiming SSDs are enforcing contracts on which they have failed to consult .
4 Many arachnoiditis sufferers are now taking legal action against Glaxo , which manufactured Myodil .
5 They are now considering legal action and the Department of Health is investigating their case .
6 At leat five local authorities are now facing legal action by private home owners ' associations over ‘ unreasonable ’ contracts .
7 It is a paradox that while sex crimes are popularly abhorred little action is taken against the majority of offenders .
8 But of the 28,000 names affected by this scandal , 16,000 are currently taking legal action .
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