by virtue of
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During a closed hearing on Monday, the former head of state will ask that his six‑month custodial sentence in the Bygmalion case be considered served by virtue of the electronic tag he wore last year in connection with the Bismuth case.
From Barron's
In Virginia, Rizer has become the poster child of these unlikely power brokers by virtue of Loudoun County’s growth.
“Do these countries hope to get potentially better deals on exclusions with respect to the Section 232 tariffs that are already in place? Do these countries get some other concession by virtue of the Supreme Court ruling? That’s really the big mystery.”
From MarketWatch
Canada, also unbeaten after it thrashed France 10-2 earlier in the day, will take the top seed into the quarterfinals by virtue of its plus-17 goal differential.
From Los Angeles Times
By virtue of hundreds of millions of dollars of salaries, the players are essentially partners who need to embrace that responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times
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