stand in lieu of

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As she routinely steps in front of cameras to defend, interpret and parse the president’s statements for the public, her fashion choices stand in lieu of having an American flag unfurl behind her.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2017

Ye stand in lieu of all else, oh, treasures of faith!

From The Gods are Athirst by Jackson, Emilie

So much of General Order No. 77 as relates to men employed in the two Bureaus named above is hereby suspended, and the foregoing Orders will stand in lieu of all requirements under the former.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

But she still believed that the verdict would be favourable, if not with an assured belief, still with a hope that was sufficient to stand in lieu of a belief.

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony

Governments therefore should not be the only active powers: associations ought, in democratic nations, to stand in lieu of those powerful private individuals whom the equality of conditions has swept away.

From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry