Rubber feet under the computer can keep your desk from acting like a sounding board.

There was another thing that kept me from acting - I had terrible skin all through college.

Apparently they meant this as a measure to keep themselves from ever acting against them out of jealousy.

It was easier to act in the face of oncoming disaster than to keep from acting.

They want to act, and he is trying to keep them from acting precipitously.

Several times Ahren thought to make a break for freedom, but fear and common sense kept him from acting on his impulse.

This split keeps them from acting as a group.

It was exactly the barrier he needed to keep himself from acting on his base impulses.

We can no longer claim that a shortage of resources keeps us from acting.

Nothing would be able to keep me from acting then, and that could well destroy the entire plan.