I was betting his act had worked even less well on Lorraine.

My mother's only act of defiance did not work.

And I thought the second act worked better under those circumstances.

Other candidates have also criticized the way the act works.

But his careless act may have worked to his advantage.

"For some reason, your act worked better on them than it did on me," I said.

And communities will suffer if enforcement is curtailed, because the act has been working.

You only have to show that this act works for there to be takers everywhere.

The first act works well, but the second act threatens to become endless.

An act that might make money at one place and time may not work at all in another setting.