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in view of
- (idiomatic) Considering.
1953 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:Mr. Thomas adds that, by the time it was scrapped, Kingsley was in very bad condition, little more than a shell in fact. In view of the rough usage to which the engine had been subjected, this is not surprising.
2013 June 16, John Lichfield, “Forget Russia's problems – it's France that's almost Bolshevik, says Gérard Depardieu”, in The Independent:France, he said, was “almost a Bolshevik country”, in view of the “hidden scandals” such as that of the former Budget minister Jerome Cahuza
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, view, of.
They stopped when they were in view of the town.
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