См. также: by prior arrangement, by way of recourse, by instalments, by way of derogation from
He paid more than $2,000 (£1,278) to arrange travel for himself, his wife and three children. This is big money by local standards, and has kept the numbers of returnees fairly low. (BBC News)
Eithne and I deliver the money to Felix. By local standards he is well off and wields a fair amount of power. He owns quite a lot ofland around the village while his wife and daughter have a stall selling local crafts. (Well Be Back by Margaret McAlpine)
