Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Radiation does not simply act on a material, nor is it simply acted upon by a given material.
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Fortunately, however, the suggestions seemingly made in the overzealous words of some of these leading elders were never acted upon.
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The organism possesses an intrinsic receptive activity to be acted upon but also a proactive ability to respond.
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In private life his character was above reproach, and in his warlike pursuits he acted upon that system which had legal sanction.
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The test presented the examinee with a collection of memos, mail, telephone messages, and the like, which needed to be prioritized and acted upon.
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A piece of wet clay, when acted upon by a potter, takes on its potential to be an actual drinking mug.
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He reported that it acted upon the mucous membranes and also the nervous system in a manner similar to the oil of turpentine.
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Our ultimate vision must be one of collaboration, neighbourliness, inclusiveness, and global priorities acted upon locally, where we live.
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Warrants were issued for the arrest of the law-breaking vigilantes, but they were not acted upon.
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Unless acted upon by a net unbalanced force, an object will maintain a constant velocity.
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