Words similar to inaction

Example sentences for: inaction

How can you use “inaction” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When the Sudanese refused to hand over three individuals identified as involved in the assassination plot, the UN Security Council passed a resolution criticizing their inaction and eventually sanctioned Khartoum in April 1996.
We argue that there is currently a short window of opportunity to take action to control the HIV epidemic in Nepal—and that inaction will lead to HIV becoming the biggest killer of the young and middle-aged in the next decade.
The Bush administration's approach to the unfolding disaster in Yugoslavia might be characterized as inaction backed up by indifference.
The international community is debating whether continued inaction would be: 1) prudent because it is important to maintain good relations with Indonesia; 2) foolish, since Indonesia's inability to maintain peace makes intervention inevitable; or 3) hypocritical in light of the United Nations' active role in Kosovo.
"That should not be an excuse for inaction.