Sentences with phrase «by virtue of birth»

So if you or I travel abroad and we have a child overseas, that child is a U.S. citizen by virtue of birth.

Kids who have lots of opportunities by virtue of their birth have traditionally done better in school.

They had started a family in Los Angeles, and their two children were U.S. citizens by virtue of birth.

This was because the focus shifted from participation in Christendom (by virtue of birth) to personal experience and belief (by active choice).

Not exact matches

The point here is * not * that we are * sinners * from birth, or even by virtue of being Adam's descendants; rather that we all * die * because we are Adam's descendants.

In the new humanity which is begotten today the Word prolongs the unending act of his own birth; and by virtue of his immersion in the world's womb the great waters of the kingdom of matter have, without even a ripple, been endued with life.

It is, in other words, the birth of new men and the new beginning, the action they are capable of by virtue of being born.

He is a man highly placed in Jerusalem either by virtue of professional status or possibly by royal birth or by both.

Either > 0.7 % of births are high risk by virtue of having high blood pressure... or you deny that high blood pressure is a risk factor.

What would you say if you were told as parents you have the power to pick the three top «core» characteristics of your child's «framework» prior to birth by virtue of a «name» selection process — imagine that!

Background bonuses What I bring by virtue of being a «first» [Bangladeshi MP] is that my country of birth is much more significant than it would've been.

The argument is exactly that: In order to be citizen by birth abroad, one parent must be a citizen already, with a substantial period of residency within the U.S. No such requirement exists for the parents of citizens by virtue of being born on U.S soil — their parents may have immigrated the day before.