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Which is better: "read to mean" or "read as meaning"?

Accordingly, although the Court stated that such rules do not constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services, this should be read to mean that they constitute a justifiable restriction; whether the restriction is justified or not hinges on the proportionality of the rules in question.

Accordingly, although the Court stated that such rules do not constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services, this should be read as meaning that they constitute a justifiable restriction; whether the restriction is justified or not hinges on the proportionality of the rules in question.

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Which is better: "read to mean" or "read as meaning"?

Accordingly, although the Court stated that such rules do not constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services, this should be read to mean that they constitute a justifiable restriction; whether the restriction is justified or not hinges on the proportionality of the rules in question.

Accordingly, although the Court stated that such rules do not constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services, this should be read as meaning that they constitute a justifiable restriction; whether the restriction is justified or not hinges on the proportionality of the rules in question.

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I prefer the former, but they are both possible.
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I agree with Raymott.
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