prospective owner

collocation in English

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prospective
adjective
uk
/prəˈspek.tɪv/us
/prəˈspek.tɪv/
people who are expected to buy something, employ someone, become ...
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owner
noun[C]
uk
/ˈəʊ.nər/us
/ˈoʊ.nɚ/
someone who ...
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(Definition ofprospectiveandownerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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From the cello's diminutive size we can conclude that itsprospectiveownerwas of small stature.
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What this all amounts to is that anyprospectiveownerof a business may open wherever he chooses.
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The second purpose of crownhold is to helpprospectiveowner-occupiers of houses.
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Perhaps the £325 housing subsidy for owner-occupiers could be increased to reduce the initial burden of the amount which theprospectiveownermust pay.
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Clause 11 provides that theprospectiveownershall not subdivide or sublet his property.
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Arguments have been presented as being against concentration of ownership, whereas the real objection is to the personality of theprospectiveowner.
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It also lends money toprospectiveowner-occupiers to build houses for their own occupation at equally minimal rates of interest.
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He has suggested that one criterion—not the only one—should be the ability of the dog's owner, or itsprospectiveowner, to keep the dog in secure circumstances at night.
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A much larger sum, the amount of which is not known, was advanced toprospectiveowner-occupiers of houses under construction, and used to finance the building operation.
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For an assignment of future right to be effective it must be in writing and signed by or on behalf of theprospectiveownerof the right.
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For example, if theprospectiveownerthinks that he will generate $100,000 in revenues in the first year with $150,000 in start-up expenses, then he should have not less than $250,000 available.
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Prospective owners or tenants could help by making it their business to ascertain whether there were monuments on land they were buying or occupying.
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This will depend on the outcome of negotiations between the prospective owners and the trade unions.
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The greatest merit of a substantial licence fee is that it would make prospective owners think before making a purchase or taking on dog ownership.
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We recognise that there are, among the prospective owners of the new coal industry, comparatively few people who will have their own research and development facilities.
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Prospective owners donate about 450 days of their work to the construction.
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It was felt that damage was so minimal the prospective owners would investigate the ease of a repair.
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Several prospective owners were forced to drop out.
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Additionally, prospective owners may face expensive fees to the league as well as high start-up costs such as stadiums and facilities.
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