"possess by" is not a grammatically correct phrase in English.
Instead, you would use the phrase "possessed by." For example, "She was possessed by a fiery determination to succeed."
Two developing countries — India and China — also possess, by sheer size, great-power status.
My friends had already begun to lie, to bluff a sophistication that they felt they would authentically possess by the end of the ten-second bluff.
For the first time, the Nets, not the Knicks, possess by far the best player in town, the premier point guard Jason Kidd.
Special forces seek to deprive irregular opponents of the few tactical advantages they possess by denying them mobility, sanctuary, surprise, and initiative.
They are just socially graceful, which gives them the appearance of niceness while actually covering over considerable reserves of disgust and disapproval, particularly at those who lack the sensitivity Canadians possess by national training.
He himself had earned the right to vote, he was keen to point out, by writing his spelling books and dictionaries: "I am a farmer's son and have collected all the small portion of property which I possess by untiring efforts and labors to promote the literary improvement of my fellow citizens".
