on the part of (someone)
idiom
: 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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This legal challenge centers around accusations of monopolistic behavior on the part of NASCAR, calling attention to the contentious charter system that could potentially sideline these teams from future competitions.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The first gloss, offered by the Democrats, was that this had been a power play on the part of the Tesla boss, who has an ambiguous structural role in Trump’s administrative coalition but a pivotal and symbolic one.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
The other thing that happens from a branding standpoint is with the reduction in spend, and particularly for these longer-term media channels, there’s less awareness in the market on the part of potential consumers.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The forensic audit revealed no fraud or wrongdoing on the part of TSU leaders.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
The first gloss, offered by the Democrats, was that this had been a power play on the part of the Tesla boss, who has an ambiguous structural role in Trump’s administrative coalition but a pivotal and symbolic one.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
The other thing that happens from a branding standpoint is with the reduction in spend, and particularly for these longer-term media channels, there’s less awareness in the market on the part of potential consumers.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The forensic audit revealed no fraud or wrongdoing on the part of TSU leaders.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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“On the part of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20part%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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