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Travel sanctions shortened carriage (3-1-3)

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vis-a-vis

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'carriage' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for vis-a-vis that I've seen before include "Facing; in relation to" , "Face-to-face" , "With regard to" , "In relation to, as compared with" .)

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