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Grammar detail: だけに

だけに  precisely because ~; as one might expect
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だけに
means
precisely because ~; just as one would expect from the fact that ~
かれ
もと
べんごし
弁護士
だけに
はなし
とても
ろんりてき
論理的

As one would expect from a former lawyer, his speech was extremely logical.
だけ is sometimes written with 丈, but this is a rare form.
だけに is very similar to - both expressions indicate a relationship between the first clause and the second. However, だけに can be used with either a positive or a negative outcome, whereas だけあって is typically only used with a positive outcome (ie, the result you would hope for).
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジョウ   たけ stature, length   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ベン    dialect, speech; distinguish, discriminate   
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ゴ    defend, protect   
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シ   samurai
ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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ロン    thesis, argument, discussion   
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リ    logic   
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テキ   まと target   
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