by means of this
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It was by means of this fuzzy botany that, 20 years ago, the frozen-foods lobby was first granted an exemption in the USDA’s school-lunch regulations when it came to tomato paste.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2011
And so, by means of this short cut, Washington would often receive a reply to its telegraphic request the same day it was dispatched.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were specifically forbidden to exchange their own surplus power by means of this connection.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet it was solely by means of this harmless metaphor that the condition in question could be explained to the assembled chiefs.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
The admiral hoped by means of this one-third to abate the mutinous spirit of his men, who had received no pay for a long period, and who were, moreover, in a state of actual destitution.
From The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
