Of course the action here had already come and gone.

But action by the committee or the House might not come until next year.

The action came after months pressure from federal health officials.

That action came although Administration officials had said the bill was not needed.

The action came a day after the company reported a $56 million loss for the first three months this year.

The court's action comes too late to change the lines for next month's election.

He had thought that, when the time came, one action or the other would come easily to him, but they did not.

But if the action does come, the major political question is who will be held responsible for it.

The actions come after more than two years of study by the agency.

If such action comes, he said, "I think we might have a huge change in the region."