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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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.
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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
This is, in fact, an evil system, one founded on force and one that is devoid of any care and compassion on the part of anyone.
—Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Even finding details about product ingredients and news about product recalls currently requires a little effort on the part of consumers.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 9 May 2024
Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Altman appears less focused on the part of the business that benefits Microsoft, and more on the company’s relentless pursuit to reach AGI.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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
This is, in fact, an evil system, one founded on force and one that is devoid of any care and compassion on the part of anyone.
—Jacob Hornberger, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Even finding details about product ingredients and news about product recalls currently requires a little effort on the part of consumers.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 9 May 2024
Meanwhile, OpenAI’s Altman appears less focused on the part of the business that benefits Microsoft, and more on the company’s relentless pursuit to reach AGI.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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