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.

Examples of on the part of (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Such stark statistics warrant stricter action on the part of the ultra-rich, Tubiana argues. Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024 In my experience, sustained behavioral change and habits that will drive good health outcomes should be on the part of both patients and health care providers .Health care workers are yet to fully appreciate and deploy these tools to help their patients. Patrick Skerrett, STAT, 1 June 2024 But Toller believes that even more effort on the part of both industry and the public sector is necessary to make semiconductor manufacturers more attractive employers for craft laborers, technicians, and engineers alike. IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2024 Both governments have decried the high civilian death toll in Gaza as well as the insufficient efforts on the part of the Israeli government to ensure that enough humanitarian aid gets into the Strip. Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 21 May 2024 But reluctance on the part of farmers to cooperate with investigations has stymied efforts to gauge how far the virus has spread and how many people may have been infected. Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 May 2024 The lawsuit claims negligence and liability on the part of the rink operators, Downtown Sacramento Partnership. Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 20 May 2024 The financial challenges were the result of the initially welcome interest in the Memphis label on the part of Jerry Wexler and his powerful Atlantic Records label, which inked a deal with Stax that allowed its talented artists much greater distribution than would have been otherwise possible. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024 And the right has just said that the revival of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the Maryland House of Delegates was mere virtue signaling and sound and fury on the part of some, because women have arrived and don’t need legal protection. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 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 10 Jun. 2024.

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