And when owners are acting against the best interest of the game, Stern said, a commissioner should "work the room" to set the owner straight.

The negotiations won't begin, though, until the owners act on Ravitch's plan for them to increase the amount of their individual revenue they share.

The owners or operators of such units shall act through a designated representative.

Their lawyers claimed at court that the hospital's owner did not act responsibly.

There's a city demolition order against it but the owner hasn't acted yet.

The owners often act against their collective best interests when suggestions for improvement are made.

Asked if the owners could act unilaterally, he said: "I don't know.

When the owners of athletic franchises recognize that fact and act on it the fans will show up.

That doesn't mean the picture is at all clear once the owners act, Craver warned.

The owners, the executive said, did not act on Bynoe but asked their search committee to come up with more candidates.