Sentence examples for was by proxy from inspiring English sources
"We figured this is the next best thing," said Ms. Williams, 31, "It's kind of a G-rated version, but we wanted a taste of New Orleans, even if it was by proxy.
Second, the measurement of alcohol consumption for Zaridze and colleagues' study was by proxy (in 2001 2005) and was measured years after the mortality of the individuals (1990 2001).
Rejecting the authenticity of Obama's American-ness is by proxy a rejection of black American authenticity.
ROOTS Ninety-five percent of temple ceremonies are "by proxy" — performed vicariously by current members for people who have died.
The resulting book is consequently something of a hybrid: an autobiography written, as it were, by proxy, and finessed, by choice and by its creator's natural affinities, into a novel.
It can be said that "Pelleas et Melisande" is by proxy Wagner's greatest success, for in it the gathering of art forms into a unity achieves a perfection that Wagnerian gluttony made impossible.
As there is no way of directly measuring utility during a seizure episode, the only method of eliciting utilities is by proxy, either from clinicians or parents.
If you're in the storytelling business, as Kickstarter is by proxy — given it's a platform for storytellers to sell their ideas — then figuring out a way to create satisfying narratives when things go wrong is a smart move.
But most of the conflicts, as in Vietnam, were by proxy.
While he is not personally running in this election, everyone in the country is, by proxy, either voting for or against him.
