They were willing to take immediate and unpopular actions.

His African ancestry was cited as a reason for his unpopular action.

Because however unpopular his action might have been at the time, Webster helped to delay the Civil War for a decade.

The contras are also still carrying out unpopular actions such as forcing peasants to join their ranks and attacking rural cooperatives.

No Administration wants to undertake unpopular actions.

This was a very unpopular action and was soon rescinded.

Congressional Democrats would have nothing to gain from pressuring their own President into such an unpopular action as raising taxes.

But it is upon such unpopular actions, or the failure to take these actions, that we will stand or fall.

If a company wants to discontinue a relationship with an employee, it can be a very costly and unpopular action.

Most frequently, the key to taking unpopular actions is to be precise in justifying them with popular specific arguments.