Sentence examples of "by virtue of" in English
He got his present position by virtue of his long experience.
Él consiguió su actual posición en virtud de su larga experiencia.
He has succeeded by virtue of his constant efforts rather than his talent.
Ha tenido éxito no por su talento sino en virtud de sus constantes esfuerzos.
Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they, and things at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried high and raised up by their giant size.
Bernardo de Chartres decía que somos como enanos sobre los hombros de gigantes, podemos ver más allá y más lejos que ellos, no por la virtud de una aguda visión de nuestra parte, o cualquier otra distinción física, sino porque somos elevados por su gigantesco tamaño.
He was too upset to distinguish vice from virtue.
Él estaba muy enfadado para distinguir el vicio de la virtud.
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Buenas palabras y un aspecto insinuante rara vez se asocian con la verdadera virtud.
It is duck soup for a girl of easy virtue to find a new man.
Es fácil para una chica de dudosa moral encontrar un nuevo hombre.
In this society where everything is disposable, it is a virtue to use something until it wears out.
En esta sociedad donde todo es desechable, es una virtud usar algo hasta que se desgaste.
Showing your real feelings is not considered a virtue in Japan.
Mostrar tus verdaderos sentimientos no se considera una virtud en Japón.
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