One sentence... with "in itself"

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Dear Users,Is it a natural way to say "in itself" in this senence?Working for New York University was a real pleasure and a big achievement in itself.Thank you.

Cool Breeze · Accepted Answer

It looks okay to me.

CB

Mister Micawber · Answer

Perfect StrangerIs it a natural way to say "in itself" in this sentence? Working for New York University was a real pleasure and a big achievement in itself.

No. There is no call for that phrase in your sentence unless context includes another, greater result of working there.

Cool Breeze · Answer

Some examples of in itself from Oxford Dictionaries:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/in_itsel

Some would say bringing up a family was a full-time job in itself.

Kant was clearly of the view that majority voting does not in itself produce legitimate law.’
‘But to finish as the second best side in the country is a great achievement in itself.’
‘While a small point in itself, it is in our view another pointer against such a relationship.’
‘Using the stuff is an art in itself - apply directly from the bottle or to dab on the finger first?’
‘If this wasn't in itself an imperishable unintended satire of the right, there is more.’
‘This in itself demonstrates how much territory we have surrendered to the criminals.’
‘That almost seems a job in itself - I hope you get out of the morass of paperwork soon.’
‘While the Peat Inn is a destination in itself, there is plenty to do in the surrounding region.’
‘On such a view, it is not in itself good if people are equally well off, or bad if they are not.’
‘A work can be a concert in itself, and a concert as tightly structured as a work.’
‘That in itself is not sufficient, in our view, to give rise to a special removal situation.’

CB

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