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ENSURE THAT JOB IS WELL DONE DO IT YOURSELF [1 record]

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Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-11-18

Record 1, English

Record 1, Subject field(s)

Proverbs and Maxims

To ensure that the job is well done, do it yourself 1, record 1, English, To%20ensure%20that%20the%20job%20is%20well%20done%2C%20do%20it%20yourself
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If you want a thing well done, do it yourself 2, record 1, English, If%20you%20want%20a%20thing%20well%20done%2C%20do%20it%20yourself
correct
If you want a thing done, do it yourself 3, record 1, English, If%20you%20want%20a%20thing%20done%2C%20do%20it%20yourself

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Taken from a translated text, the first sentence would be the best choice for formal texts. 1, record 1, English, - To%20ensure%20that%20the%20job%20is%20well%20done%2C%20do%20it%20yourself

Record 1, French

Record 1, Domaine(s)

Proverbes et dictons

On n'est jamais si bien servi que par soi-même 1, record 1, French, On%20n%27est%20jamais%20si%20bien%20servi%20que%20par%20soi%2Dm%C3%AAme
correct

Il ne faut compter que sur soi 2, record 1, French, Il%20ne%20faut%20compter%20que%20sur%20soi

Record 1, Spanish

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ENSURE THAT JOB IS WELL DONE DO IT YOURSELF [1 record]

Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-11-18

Record 1, English

Record 1, Subject field(s)

Record 1, Main entry term, English

Record 1, Abbreviations, English

Record 1, Synonyms, English

Record 1, Textual support, English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Record 1, French

Record 1, Domaine(s)

Record 1, Main entry term, French

Record 1, Abbreviations, French

Record 1, Synonyms, French

Record 1, Textual support, French

Record 1, Spanish

Record 1, Textual support, Spanish