in light of和in the light of可以相互替换，根据《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》，in the light of 是英式用法，in light of 是美式用法。用来表达原因。
in （the）light of ：鉴于, 由于, 按照； 比照； 依； 本着；根据
In the light of later events the decision was proved right.
从后来发生的事看，这一决定证明是正确的。
In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
根据这一信息，现在有可能弄清楚几个关键问题了。
The government may need to revise its policy in the light of this report.
政府可能需要根据这份报告改变其政策。
We can draw up our plan in the light of the experience of other factories.
我们可以比照其它工厂的做法拟定计划。
We can draw up our plan in the light of the experience of other factories.
我们可以比照其它工厂的做法拟定计划。
In the light of his remarks, we rejected her offer.
鉴于他的评语,我们拒绝了她的提议。
In the light of these changes, we must revise our plan.
鉴于这些变化,我们必须重新修订我们的计划。
This might not be surprising in light of some of the behavior that
triggered the global financial crisis.
考虑到触发了全球金融机构的一些行为，这也许并不令人奇怪。
In light of this, do you feel you owe the world an apology?
有鉴于此，你是否觉得欠全世界一个道歉？
In light of his financial situation, he decided to cancel his holiday plans.
考虑到他的经济状况，他决定取消度假计划。
In light of the predicted weather, the school decided to postpone sports day.
根据天气预报，学校决定推迟运动日。
值得注意的是，根据观察，在light前面加定冠词the的情况更普遍：
In the light of all this, we must review the aid programme.
鉴于这一切，我们必须审查援助方案。
In the light of this information it is now possible to identify a number of key issues.
根据这些信息，现在可以确定一些关键问题。