Compliment the dog, not the owner.

Gwiazdon说：“称赞狗狗，而不是狗主人。

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At last, until Yu and I kept silent, he smiled to us, "I am not the owner but a passer-by!"

直到我们不做声了，老人才笑道：“我不是主人，也是过路人呢！”

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Two threads running this function will allocate 1 char [25] array each. But the thread is not the owner its rather the process that owns it.

两个线程运行这个函数将分配1个字符数组的每一个[25]。但是线程不拥有它而拥有它的过程。

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Andy,the owner of the toys, is not a little boy anymore.

VOA: special.2010.06.14

He says as popular as this shop is, the owner and workers are concerned that some of the seafood they're selling today may not be around tomorrow.

VOA: standard.2010.07.14

I think we should be suing to get those bonuses back not as the government that gave money to this private entity, but as the owner,saying you know what, you got bonuses that you didn't deserve and we want them back,on the merits."

VOA: standard.2009.03.17

In a civil forfeiture, the asset itself not the owner of the asset is technically the defendant.

FORBES: Stealing Is Wrong, Even When It's The Government Doing It

If you're not the owner of a 720p HD display or projector, the question may seem arcane and pointless.

ENGADGET: To 720p or not 720p? HDBlog raises the question.

Because the warranty on its devices is tied to the device itself, not the owner, thieves have been able to get damaged devices replaced at Apple stores.

WSJ: How to Fight iPhone Theft