And even at your age, Dinah, you should know that useful thinking must always precede useful action.

"Political action should precede military action," Ho asserted.

Thoughts always precede action, yours or the thoughts of another.

Extensive, painstaking studies should always precede action, missile shields of course excepted.

He had seldom discussed with her the complex calculations which had preceded action.

Having switched to drawing, he concluded that he drew too quickly, so he began using his left hand to ensure that feeling would precede action.

Simply put, conscious intention must precede action if it is its cause.

In Islam the first mental state that precedes human action is known as al-khatir.

Temporal matters are merely accessories; the principles according to Bernard's work were that piety and meditation were to precede action.

In most cases counseling is a necessary step preceding disciplinary action.