sole possession

collocation in English

meaningsofsoleandpossession

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sole
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səʊl/us
/soʊl/
being one ...
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possession
noun
uk
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/us
/pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact that you have or ...
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(Definition ofsoleandpossessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsole possession

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Most widows did not maintainsolepossessionof land for long.
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No longer was one party insolepossessionof the most persuasive diagnosis and the most promising ideas for social and economic improvement.
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Let me mention a case of the mortgagee of a lease, a widow, whosesolepossessionis the mortgage of leasehold premises.
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The first para- graph deals with property in thesolepossessionof the person who makes the transaction.
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It is the case of an elderly widow—a speculator, if you like—whosesolepossessionis an old house with a fairly large garden, with a brewery next door.
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Pending ratification, that should give himsolepossessionof the record.
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The one who obtainssolepossessionof the rope wins.
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When shared, each of the two electrons involved is no longer in thesolepossessionof the orbital in which it originated.
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He eventually lostsolepossessionof the lead, however, after three-putting at the 12th.
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He eventually became immune from getting fired, when in 2010 he came into thesolepossessionof the company's critical knowledge.
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After long deliberation, he holed his putt on 17 forsolepossessionof the lead for the first time in the tournament.
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While performing these missions, he makes moves to takesolepossessionof the illicit ransoming funds, but is eliminated.
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Again we gave a mansolepossessionof a particular part of the ridge.
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These items were under thesolepossessionof the college of pontiffs and only they were allowed to consult these items when necessary.
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The first of these, zerat, is used if the land is in the planter'ssolepossession, and the ryot employed to work the land is a hired labourer.
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Cardinals regainsolepossessionof first place.
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