By the same token, even a bad system will have some good outcomes, maybe many.
By the same token, even if it is Mr Netanyahu who triumphs, Mr Obama must resist the temptation to conclude that the conflict is deadlocked and nothing can be done for now.
By the same token, even if the discovered effect was deemed to be just temporary, i.e., one believes that people postpone healthcare consumption for a year to avoid user charges, the long-term effect would be even less significant than the observed one.
By the same token, British Jews, even before the Israeli army's latest counter-assault on Gaza, will feel more uneasy at this dismay of British Muslim political muscle.
But, by the same token, Rossum might not even get that far.
The Pataki camp -- like nearly everyone else in state politics -- sees Mr. Cuomo as a more driven, sharp-elbowed competitor than Mr. McCall, but they say that by the same token, he risks seeming humorless, even mean.
Yet when their tweets make headlines, those headlines are seared into my brain before said brain can even register a "WTF?" Twitter can bring movie stars down to a human level, and in some ways that's a good thing; by the same token, however, I don't even want to know when my best friend is doing a colon cleanse.
By the same token, it might be argued that even the most grateful of beneficiaries will sometimes find their inclinations to benefit a benefactor overwhelmed by competing legitimate inclinations.
By the same token, if any relative of a boss — even an in-law or a distant cousin — becomes an informant, it has typically left an indelible stain on the boss's criminal reputation, enough to end his career and heap shame on his family.
By the same token, you can plan six weeks or even a year's worth of meals at once, and you can plan it as much in advance as you'd like.
By the same token, both bands were capable of reaching old punks, even old hippies who didn't get all gooey over Crosby, Stills & Nash.
