inaction
IPA: ɪnˈækʃʌn
noun
- Lack of action or activity or labor
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Examples of "inaction" in Sentences
- That my inaction is an excuse made valid by a diagnosis.
- That we, as a nation, could condone these actions through our inaction is appalling and attrocious.
- A number of MPs criticised what they termed inaction on the part of the New National Party-Democratic Party provincial coalition government.
- O'BRIEN: "The Washington Post" reported over the weekend that U.S. officials in Washington are alarmed by what they call the inaction of the Iraqi Governing Council.
- BOUDREAU: Fuld told Congress that the failure of Lehman Brothers centered around what he called inaction on the part of the government, and a loss of confidence in the financial markets.
- Udupi: The Janapara Vedike on Saturday demanded a thorough probe into what they described as inaction by various authorities over the 19 murders allegedly committed by Kanyana Mohan Kumar, who was arrested in Mangalore on October 21.
- Local authorities say much of the activity is linked to the Republican National Convention Welcoming Committee, a self-proclaimed anarchist group that released a statement Wednesday saying it was motivated by a range of issues, from the cost of the Iraq war to what it called inaction on global warming.
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