on the part of (someone)

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: by or from (someone)

It was a good effort on the part of all the students.

There is a lot of sympathy for the accused woman on the part of the public.

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There are many answers, most of them disingenuous on the part of restaurateur who recognizes the problem but does nothing about it. —

John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Even with the best intentions on the part of NASA, being a customer of a private space station is quite a different scenario from being an owner and operator of one. —

Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024 The party went down in a controversial defeat, but its pledge is indicative of a burgeoning wave of blockchain adoption on the part of governments and large institutions around the world. —

Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 This requires a level of vulnerability on the part of the leader that is essential to growth. —

Carol Rosa Sabia, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the part of (someone)

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