in view of

Meanings

preposition

idiomaticConsidering.
France, he said, was “almost a Bolshevik country”, in view of the “hidden scandals” such as that of the former Budget minister Jerome Cahuza
2013 June 16, John Lichfield, “Forget Russia's problems – it's France that's almost Bolshevik, says Gérard Depardieu”, in The Independent
2 more examples
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.
1953 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes”, in Railway Magazine, page 283
In view of the wave of terrorism and assassination attempts—both successful and unsuccessful—in the last two decades, the need for a dedicated, highly trained force to protect government leaders has become more and more apparent.
1993, Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, volume 23, page 275
Synonyms: in light of, in the light of
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, view, of.
They stopped when they were in view of the town.

prepositionConsidering.

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Arabic فِي ضَوْء, بِالنَّظَر إِلَى

Chinese Mandarin 鑒於 /鉴于, 鑑於 /鉴于

Dutch gezien, met oog op

Finnish huomioon ottaen, ottaen huomioon

French au vu de

German angesichts

Italian visto

Polish z racji, z uwagi na

Romanian dat fiind, având în vedere

Russian ввиду́

Spanish en vista de, a la vista de

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