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 Translation for 'by stealth' from English to Danish
by stealth {adv}i smug
Partial Matches
stealthlist {fk}
by {prep}af
unverified by {prep}ad
by {prep}til
by {prep}indtil
written byskrevet af
by-productbiprodukt {n}
passer-byforbipasserende {fk}
surrounded by ...omgivet af ...
unverified inspired (by)inspireret (af)
to stop byat komme forbi
by heart {adv}udenad
by mistake {adv}ved en fejltagelse
by {prep} [next to]ved siden af
by chance {adv}tilfældigvis
by means of {prep}ved hjælp af
unverified to abide by sth.at rette sig efter ngt. [at følge ngt.]
drop by drop {adv}dråbevis
by the way {adv}forresten
side by sideside om side
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Usage Examples English
  • he prevailing practice of seeking to use the UN almost by stealth as a diplomatic tool while failing to stand up for it against its domestic critics is simply not sustainable.
  • The campaign uncovered evidence that British Rail had mounted a dirty tricks campaign against the line, exaggerating the cost of repairs (£6 million for Ribblehead Viaduct alone) and diverting traffic away from the line in order to justify its closure plans, a process referred to as closure by stealth.
  • This means that the taking must have been accomplished by stealth, force, threat of force, or deceit.
  • Anne Robinson, the director general of the NAPF said pension funds are being "taxed by stealth".
  • Campaigners have alleged this is part of an attempted closure by stealth, although the incident raised the station's profile nationally.

  • This means effectively, that Canada is open to reverse takeover by stealth.
  • ACM currently makes a point of fighting what Michael Kirby called "a republic by stealth," which they define as subtle removal of the Crown from Australian life.
  • Thinking about submarines and their use at the time was still in its infancy. Submarines, which later acted only by stealth, are no longer expected to be within a surface warship formation.
  • In Germany, murder for pleasure, sexual gratification, greed or other base motives, by stealth or cruelly or by means that pose a danger to the public or to facilitate or cover up another offense is mandatorily punished by life imprisonment.
  • The disadvantage is that this type of weapon can be decoyed and is adversely affected by stealth features of the submarine.

  • Jim Maloway of the New Democratic Party described this as "privatization by stealth", and expressed concern that the province would eventually privatize the Liquor Control Commission.
  • They captured Carrick by stealth after discovering an undefended gate as part of operations during the Siege of Waterford.
  • The 1980s through to the present day were characterized by stealth technology and other countermeasures.
  • He later expressed concern that parts of Manitoba's Autopac system would be sold off to the private sector, and accused the Filmon government of privatizing the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission by stealth.
  • This underwater drone is cloaked by stealth technology to elude acoustic tracking devices.

  • The British, in readiness for a new offensive, had been advancing their front line by stealth during the night, eventually gaining half a mile in ground while incurring only slight casualties and placing themselves within striking distance of the Ottoman front line.
  • Family homesteads featured small individual family stock pens, elaborate gate-works and sentry points and houses facing into the homestead; defensive methods primarily designed to proof against individual thieves or small groups of rustlers hoping to succeed by stealth.
  • Girolamo loves Salvestra: yielding to his mother's prayers he goes to Paris; he returns to find Salvestra married; he enters her house by stealth, lays himself by her side, and dies; he is borne to the church, where Salvestra lays herself by his side, and dies.
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