Inaction is unacceptable.

It is resignation.

Why this inaction?

The legal definition of torture implies the intentional infliction of severe suffering.

(f) The intentional destruction of bookkeeping documents earlier than foreseen by the law.

Democracy in Inaction at the World Bank

Deliberately manipulating the earth s climate seems like something from science fiction.

Inaction is simply not an option for the new government.

A standoff ensues, which is where we are now.

Yet inaction is not an option.

Inertia is not an adequate response in an era of revolutionary change.

In both cases, standstill triumphed over progress.

Besides, is inaction a real alternative?

Passive tolerance to evil through inaction or indifference.

Neglect in the Middle East is rarely benign.

But humanity will pay a far dearer price for inaction.

In the past, intentionally hastening the death of any person was always a crime, no matter the circumstances.

Sometimes what we don't do is every bit as powerful as what we do.

The economic guru of that era, Milton Friedman, claimed that the deliberate pursuit of full employment was bound to fuel inflation.

These regular, deliberate restrictions on internet access contrast sharply with India s otherwise forward thinking technology polices.

Such inaction cannot last if national unity is to be maintained.

Their inaction over the last 20 years does not give them the right to point fingers.

That it s not their apathy, irresponsibility, indifference, that has brought the country to this abyss.

The informal and unofficial rationale leaking out of the Fed for its inaction had two parts. First, short term interest rates were already so low that everyone would see further cuts as temporary only.

The informal and unofficial rationale leaking out of the Fed for its inaction had two parts.

Putin s inaction looks like weakness, and these scandals discourage foreign investment.

The United Nations Human Rights Council condemned the deliberate removal of internet services in June, just a few weeks before the violence erupted.

Some multilateral initiatives also are recipes for inaction, or are contrary to American values.

Opponents of military intervention cite failure in Iraq and Afghanistan to justify inaction.

Lam Wai sze criticized police inaction towards the bullying of FLG by HKYCA on July 15.

Efforts to combat corruption are at best half hearted and are not bringing any apparent results. Corruption cripples the country s institutions and the government s inaction on this problem is also having an economic impact.

But the resulting economic inaction would be just as damaging to the consolidation of democratic rule.

This lack of action reflects the increased complexity and linkages of the global financial system, and the absence of an effective anchor for financial stability.

Indeed, inaction in Iraq will not only postpone the inevitable reckoning with the past it may

The world s dictators, of course, know exactly what to make of the international community s failure of will and inability to coordinate effective measures.

But when they aren t kept, can citizens then make a claim that it s a country s non acting that s endangering them?

The need for corrective measures to alleviate inequality is no excuse for inaction on global warming.

Doing nothing would mean Syria s disintegration, divided in blood, with the countries around it destabilized and waves of terrorism rolling over the region.

In these circumstances, the risk entailed by doing nothing far outweighs the costs of referring Iran to the Security Council. Indeed, Iran may already be enriching uranium secretly.

What is surprising though is the reaction (at home and abroad) to General Makashov s tantrums and the actions and inactions in the Duma and Communist Party.

So why did the markets and media behave as if the Fed s action (or, more precisely, inaction) was unexpected?

In these circumstances, the risk entailed by doing nothing far outweighs the costs of referring Iran to the Security Council.

Government inaction and police ineffectiveness have also given Islamist groups a certain amount of impunity in recent years.

It cannot risk falling into complacency and inaction, whether regarding terrorism or the fragile state of the world s economy.

That inaction comes despite a death toll of well over 5,000 and an outlook even worse than in Libya early last year.