owing in the PONS Dictionary

owing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to owe it to oneself to do sth
dugovati samom sebi nešto
to owe sb an explanation
dugovati nekome objašnjenje
to owe sb thanks/gratitude
dugovati nekome zahvalnost
to owe sb one inf
dugovati nekome neku uslugu
you owe him an apology
duguješ mu izvinjenje

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The captain lost sight in one eye owing to the fire.
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Owing to later building work, no trace remains.
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Modern philologists were sceptical of this claim, owing to an argument that dated the grammar to a date subsequent to the poetry.
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Owing to their occupation as priests, all males over twelve wore the sacred thread.
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Owing to its strategic significance, this city was, until recently, officially closed to foreign visitors.
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Owing to the small numbers of surviving specimens outcrossing was used in the breeding programme.
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Owing to engine trouble he was forced to avoid an engagement, and only escaped by the exercise of marked skill and resource.
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Tam was reportedly owing $2 million in legal costs in 2011.
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When she is given shock treatment owing to her refusal to eat, she believes that she has been recharged.
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The city has been called fifteen small towns with one mayor, owing to the neighborhood-based life of much of the city.
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