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Discover LudwigThe phrase "active himself" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that someone is taking initiative or being proactive, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "He decided to be more active himself in the community projects."
Alternatives: "taking initiative" or "being proactive".
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The Dark Light is suitably impressed; give it another month, he figures, and he'll be active himself.
In terms of being politically active himself, Wilder stated, "I'm quietly political.
Prayudi was active himself in the school's Islamic spiritualism club (SKI) and he told me that Dita wasn't a member.
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His parents are good Nazis, and he would be an active participant himself but a physical disability debars him.
"It's not that I won't do it," said Mr. Narrod, an active traveler himself, whose recent vacations have included hiking and heli-skiing.
On Thanksgiving in 1998, soon after Mr. Urstadt's 70th birthday, his son-in-law, Willing Biddle, an active swimmer himself, suggested he consider Masters swimming.
In good health until the age of 91, he remained physically active, teaching himself to cook and run a household after Kay's death in 2005.
Rubin is meanwhile still an active entrepreneur himself.
A guy who, for a joke, had a woman fearing (again) for her life, is now being attacked by Gamergate's still-active antagonists himself.
They point out that Thumbelina is a passive character, the victim of circumstances whereas her male counterpart Tom Thumb (one of the tale's inspirations) is an active character, makes himself felt, and exerts himself.
He has expelled stigma and discrimination from his community and is active in Manerela+ himself.
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