individual accountability

collocation in English

meaningsofindividualandaccountability

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individual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
us
/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/
existing and considered separately from the other things or people in ...
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accountability
noun[U]
uk
/əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/
us
/əˌkaʊn.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which ...
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(Definition ofindividualandaccountabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This, he says, is intrinsic to the idea ofindividualaccountability.
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Individualaccountabilityand a sense of responsibility have to be taught and learnt.
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Business ethics also reminds us that organizational accountability is as important asindividualaccountability.
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They may choose to form partnerships, but these do not alter theindividualaccountabilityof each general practitioner.
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Surely that should be enough to ensureindividualaccountability.
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They are struggling towards the light, democracy andindividualaccountability.
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But we needindividualaccountabilityas many speakers have said.
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Accountability must come fromindividualaccountabilityfor actions.
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Cooperative learning emphasizes the importance of group processing, positive interdependence, andindividualaccountabilityas critical elements to productive collaborations in classrooms.
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So, privacy andindividualaccountabilityare paramount within the home, but paid caring relationships are seen as one of the exceptions brought about by issues of public interest.
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They themselves rejectedindividualaccountabilityand asked to be held collectively to account.
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That will mean greaterindividualaccountability, more flexibility and higher standards.
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This will mean greaterindividualaccountability, more flexibility and higher standards.
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When we demandedindividualaccountability, we were rebuffed by the shield of collegiality.
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The need is for the court to establishindividualaccountabilityfor the violation of international human rights' standards.
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In the 2000s, he expressed his sentiments in favor of right to privacy, freedom of speech, democracy, andindividualaccountability.
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He advocated the ownership society, premised on the concepts ofindividualaccountability, less government, and the owning of property.
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Unlike working as a group, working as a team incorporates group accountability rather thanindividualaccountabilityand results in a collective work product.
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He conducted a program of research to identify the factors that mediate the impact of cooperation, such as positive interdependence,individualaccountability, promotive interaction, social skills, and group processing.
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