in virtue of
Example Sentences
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Well, you can think about how much better is the world in virtue of having that particular beautiful creature.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2022
It is someone, not something, in virtue of there being “something it is like” to be that creature, in the words of philosopher Thomas Nagel.
From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2022
The miracles were performed in virtue of the martyrs collectively less than four years ago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Harding was generally respected, if only in virtue of his position.
From Time Magazine Archive
The organization of the International Office, established in virtue of Article XVI of the Convention, shall be fixed by a regulation which shall be drawn up by the Government of the Swiss Confederation.
From Copyright: Its History and Its Law by Richard Rogers Bowker
