would-be owner
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwould-beandowner
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would-be
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈwʊd.bi/us/ˈwʊd.bi/
wanting or trying ...
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owner
noun[C]
uk/ˈəʊ.nər/us/ˈoʊ.nɚ/
someone who ...
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It is towould-beowner-occupiers in the future that owner-occupation would never come about under a land commission, but leasehold only, with rising rents.
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Very rightly, in all our debates we pay attention to the problems of the owner-occupier and, perhaps still more, of thewould-beowner-occupier.
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I turn now to the case for thewould-beowner-occupier.
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Unless this interest rate is drastically reduced, council tenants, would-be council tenants andwould-beowner-occupiers are in a very difficult situation.
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It is quite difficult to draw a completely logical line between those who arewould-beowner-occupiers and those who are would-be renters.
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Not only had the quality of housing deteriorated but the owner has in many cases sold a rentable property to awould-beowner-occupier.
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What thewould-beowner-occupier wants is a mortgage, but there are not enough mortgages.
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But we have also acted on behalf of owner-occupiers andwould-beowner-occupiers.
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It provides a certificate to enable thewould-beownerto approach the planning authority.
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Secondly, we have a strong interest in seeing that there is an adequate supply of building society money so thatwould-beowner-occupiers can receive the mortgage money that they need.
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All the mass ofwould-beowner-occupiers would be forced into leasehold tenure with rising ground rents every few years, a very different picture from the objective of mostwould-beowner-occupiers.
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It is not on behalf of the trawler owners or the would-be owners of trawlers that we make this demand.
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It will estabish a useful facility for manufacturers, would-be owners and all concerned with financing the purchase of aircraft.
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Similarly, it is essential that owners of trade marks should be able to defend their rights against owners or would-be owners of service marks.
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It is obviously important that the owners of existing trade marks for goods should be able to protect their rights against owners and would-be owners of service marks.
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New teams may enter the competition only by a vote of current members; typically, a new place is put up for bid by would-be owners.
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