by dint of
• by means of.
• "he had got to where he was today by dint of sheer hard work"
Similar:
by means of,
by use of,
by virtue of,
on account of,
as a result of,
as a consequence of,
owing to,
by reason of,
on grounds of,
on the strength of,
due to,
thanks to,
by,
via,