Example sentences of "be [adj] for [pos pn] own [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As people identify their own problems collaboratively and begin to analyze the conditions that contribute to the problems , they can develop strategies that are appropriate for their own culture , time , and place . |
| 2 | — Students are responsible for their own progress and the achievement and monitoring of their goals . |
| 3 | ‘ We now call our account managers entrepreneurs because they are responsible for their own budgets and for how they spend and allocate their funds . ’ |
| 4 | Production workgroups are responsible for their own quality control , reduced production faults results in declining rectification time and higher output ( Grikitis , 1985 ) . |
| 5 | As The Rank Organisation has a fairly flat management structure , Rank Restaurants executives are responsible for their own policy and strategy . |
| 6 | Antonia , talking in London , said that at the end of the day ‘ you are responsible for your own actions ’ . |
| 7 | You are responsible for your own safety and that of your colleagues and should follow any health and safety rules which apply to your workplace . |
| 8 | A more significant change has been the separation of sales of ITV1 and Channel 4 : Channel 4 has been responsible for its own sales from January 1993 , and this has introduced the first genuinely competitive element into national commercial TV . |
| 9 | We argued that for such students practice in the craft of writing would not only be valuable for its own sake but would help them appreciate the achievements of writers of the past and take an informed interest in contemporary writing : |
| 10 | And someone else , ‘ She 'd be late for her own funeral . ’ |
| 11 | We raced down to Bromley and got to the registry office and there was David 's Mum saying , ‘ You 'll be late for your own wedding . |
| 12 | How can consistency in principle be important for its own sake , particularly when it is uncertain and controversial what consistency really requires ? |
| 13 | Further education colleges will gain new independence from April 1993 , and will be responsible for their own budgets . |
| 14 | From then , licencees will be responsible for their own transmitters , either owning or leasing them . |
| 15 | The students could not be said to be responsible for their own actions and thoughts . |
| 16 | Now those who can prove conclusively that they are self-employed will be responsible for their own tax deductions and claims . |
| 17 | Allowing small farmers in the countryside to be responsible for their own plots of land and to sell any surplus above the state quota on the free market and the encouragement of small-scale private enterprises in urban areas brought about great changes in Chinese society . |
| 18 | The formation of a company therefore involves the creation of a new legal entity which is able to trade and be responsible for its own actions . |
| 19 | I insisted that the Unit must be responsible for its own training and operational planning and that , therefore , the Commander of the Unit must come directly under the C in C. I emphasised how fatal it would be for the proposed unit to be put under any existing branch or formation for administration . |
| 20 | One of the reasons for arranging it is to give you the chance to be responsible for your own learning while you are on the placement . |
| 21 | Not , ’ he added swiftly at her frown , ‘ that I 'm anxious for my own company , I assure you . ’ |
| 22 | Of course , the seller will be liable for his own breach of contract . |
| 23 | Face that he fell for EX-LOVER Antonia says you are accountable for your own actions . |
| 24 | At every stage of the arms race there was no intrinsic benefit in being tall for its own sake . |
| 25 | The council of ministers were intriguing for their own gains . |
| 26 | Yes but if they truly were answerable for their own budgets |
| 27 | Aboriginal sacred sites appear to conform to this principle ; each tribe being responsible for its own section of line , visiting the sites at the appropriate season and performing traditional rituals and chants . |
| 28 | If a teacher leaves it up to the pupils to work on their own initiative , will they miss out on essential skills while coming to grips with being responsible for their own learning ? |
| 29 | Moreover , most self-employed contract computer staff are self-employed not only in the sense of being responsible for their own tax and paying Class II ( self-employed person 's ) social security contributions , but also in the sense of being one-man , limited companies . |
| 30 | or : No , the Liberals were responsible for their own decline . |