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Meaning of "by virtue of..."



 
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Meaning of "by virtue of..." #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 14:51 pm   Meaning of "by virtue of..."		  
Designed to resist storms by virtue of their immense weight, the oil platforms towed into the North Sea were the heaviest objects ever moved by human technology.

What does "by virtue of..." mean?

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Meaning of "by virtue of..." #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 14:59 pm   Meaning of "by virtue of..."		  
Hi,cooliegirly
by virtue of smth means by means of smth
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Meaning of "by virtue of..." #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 15:13 pm   Meaning of "by virtue of..."		  
ok, but the sentence still doesn't make sense to me...
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Meaning of "by virtue of..." #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 27, 2006 16:03 pm   Meaning of "by virtue of..."		  
cooliegirly wrote:
Designed to resist storms by virtue of their immense weight, the oil platforms towed into the North Sea were the heaviest objects ever moved by human technology.

What does "by virtue of..." mean?

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The oil platforms were designed to resist storms and it's their immense weight that makes them so resistant. In other words, they can resist storms because of their immense weight.
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