If those actions fall short, America must be "willing and prepared to act decisively to use the force necessary to prevail, plus some," he wrote.

Despite the controversy, Iceland's actions fall squarely within international law.

Almost all the "actions" that are currently taken by human engineers fall under this area.

Analysts said the actions announced today would provide a modest lift for Asia but fell well short of what was needed at home.

American officials said, however, that Japan's actions has often fallen short of initial promises.

Except for one point, which I will reserve for the moment, these civil actions fall under that rule.

The unappreciated actions generally fall into two categories, individual and team.

A totally unconscious action, so it seemed, until the loosened sash fell away.

"Such actions fall short of what we expect of our uniformed service members in deployed areas."

In my view, all these actions fall under the umbrella of conflict prevention.