People did have to do some things on their own initiative, after all.

And the whole process is all going to turn on local initiative.

This he did do, but not on his own initiative.

Doing something on his own initiative always had that effect.

I doubt they do very much on their own initiative.

Some people may take action mainly on their own initiative.

Divorce, for example, often takes place on the initiative of the wife.

This year she led the new league with 16 goals, many of them on her own initiative.

"Promise me that you won't do anything to them on your own initiative."

In the following years 175 new churches were built on his initiative.