And they've got one very good reason for wanting to take official action on their own.

But their official actions, using public funds, can have political benefits as well.

There is no need for you to take official action.

Although the University administrators were aware of the event and knew who was involved, they took no official action against them.

The officials said that, so far, no official action had been taken against the bidding company.

In recent years, it has been frequently used to challenge official actions that have nothing to do with race.

And if she'd tried to get any official action started, we'd be dead by now, every one of us.

The bishops' conference took no official action on the matter.

The apparent controversy died out quickly, and no official action was ever taken.

At various times during its history, official action was taken to try to address the criticisms.