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The phrase "a target of ourselves" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing self-reflection, self-criticism, or personal goals where one is examining their own actions or intentions.
Example: "In our quest for improvement, we often become a target of ourselves, scrutinizing our every decision."
Alternatives: "a target of our own making" or "a target of our own actions".
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"We don't make a target of ourselves, but we still have to patrol that permanent quarantine zone and make sure there aren't any Mexican strays".
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We set a target for ourselves of getting down to about $20 billion [in debt] by the end of next year.
"We've set ourselves a target of raising £150,000 by the end of the year".
"We set ourselves a target of a bonus point which we achieved and we didn't pick up any injuries," Wilson said.
"We set ourselves a target of not being the lowest ever score, but we exceeded that ambition". They even got a tweet today from University Challenge legend Bobby Seagull who said it was the highest losing score in the last six years.
"We've set ourselves a target of getting someone in the top five [in London] and if you can place someone around there, then anything can happen," concluded Lothian.
We see ourselves as a target" of foreign adversaries, "and we see it as prudent to go beyond what our fellow agencies are doing".
"That wasn't a target of opportunity.
"This was a target of opportunity".
Daly was never a target of investigators.
And that was a target of opportunity.
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