Preposition: of

• effort: By dint of sheer effort, we elevated this into a national story.

• work: By dint of hard work I am now Chief Editor.

• perseverance: By entreaties, and dint of perseverance, some order was at length established, and a psalm given out to sing.

• repetition: By dint of repetition and practice, she's taken complete ownership of Yellow, formerly the property of Coldplay.

• average: In that final match, Villa beat Manchester United 2-1, leaving Leeds as runners up only by dint of goal average.

• pressure: Nevertheless, by dint of unremitting pressure on the contractor, the first bedrooms were handed over to the College on Tuesday 21st.

Converse of subject

• achieve: This is achieved by dint of a small light sensitive unit at the side of the print-head.

Converse of object

• make: Even if you were to put half that amount on the Principle, you would still be making a major dint in it.

• have: As to condition, this has a few dints, however, these don't distract from this great antique hot water bottle.

Adjective modifier

• sheer: This is happening by sheer dint of circumstance today.

• odd: NO cracked hinges etc Very, very slight cover wear with just odd dint to corners.

Noun used with modifier

• jockey: Jockey dint try too hard on it either. raydar ( 312.