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Definition: By

By

Adjective

1. Minor or subordinate; `by' is often used in combination; "a side interest"; "a by (or bye) effect"; "only a by comment"; "by-election"; "bye-election"; "a by-product"; "by-play".

Adverb

1. So as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past".

2. In reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "by" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: By \By\ (b[imac]), preposition [Old English bi, Anglo-Saxon b[=i], big, near to, by, of, from, after, according to; akin to Old Saxon & Old Flemmish bi, be, Dutch bij, Old High German b[=i], German bei, Gothic bi, and perhaps Greek 'amfi`. English prefix be- is orig. the same word. See prefix Be-.]. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: By

DomainDefinition

Computing

By The country code for Belarus. (1999-01-27). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Bible

By in the expression "by myself" (A.V., 1 Cor. 4:4), means, as rendered in the Revised Version, "against myself." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

Literature

By Meaning against. "I know nothing by myself, yet am I not thereby justified." (1 Cor. iv. 4.)
By. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Tips from 1870

Usage: By, In. "We do not accept the proposition referred to by your letter." The writer should have employed the preposition in.
Usage: With, By. These two prepositions are often confounded. They have a similarity of signification with a difference of use. Both imply a connection between some instrument or means and the agent by whom it is used. With signifies the closer relation and by the more remote one.
It is said that an ancient king of Scotland once asked his nobles by what tenure they held their lands. The chiefs drew their swords, saying, "By these we acquired our lands, and with these we will defend them."
By often relates to the person; with to the instrument. "He lay on the ground half concealed with a clump of bushes." "That speech was characterized with eloquence." Use by in the last two sentences. Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Belarus

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Republic of Belarus is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk.

Беларусь / Biełaruś
Belarus
coat of arms
(In Detail) (Full size)
National motto: None
Official languages Belarusian, Russian
Capital Minsk
President Aleksandr Lukashenko
Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky
President (in Exile) Ivonka Survilla
Area
 - Total
 - % water
Ranked 84th
207,600 km²
Negligible
Population
 - Total (2002)
 - Density
Ranked 74th
10,350,194
50/km²
Independence
 - Declared
 - Recognised
(Event Xxxx)
1990
(Year)
Currency Belarusian Rouble
Time zone UTC +2
National anthem My Bielarusy
Internet TLD.BY
Calling Code375

Name

Belarus is also spelled Belorussia, Byelorussia, and in other variants in the English language but the present government prefers "Belarus". Historically, in English, Belarus was sometimes referred to as "White Russia", a literal translation of its name. This literal translation is also used in a number of other languages, e.g., "Weissrussland" in German and "Baltarusija" (Baltarus, today) in Lithuanian. Some Belarusians perceived the name "Byelorussia" as derogatory, as a vestige of Russian and Soviet imperialism and policies of russification. Therefore they spoke strongly in favor of the name "Belarus". (For example, the full title of the Russian tsar said "Emperor of the Whole Russia, Great, Minor, and White".) However, the names Russia Alba, Russija Alba, Wit Rusland, Weiss Reussen, White Russia, Weiss Russland, may be found on ancient maps predating the Russian Empire. In English, Belarus and Belarusian are the common terms: they refer to the historical connection with the people known as Ruś that predated Russians, Ukrainians or Belarusianss.

There are a number of speculative hypotheses explaining the name's origin. However no conclusive documentary evidence has been found for any of these theories. One such theory is based upon the accepted fact that the Belarusian ethnos is formed primarily by the historical interactions amongst slavic and baltic ethnicities. The root "balt-" means "white" in languages and dialects of Baltic group, e.g., in Lithuanian and Latvian. Hence "Baltic Sea" (Balta jura in Lithuanian) is literally "white sea". Thus "Balta Rusija" could have been the original name, rather than a later derivative of "Russia". Another theory is that Belorusians are named after the predominant colour of their traditional clothes. Similar examples in the Slavic ethnos are: White Serbs and White Croats; and in China: Red, Black and Green Miao.

History

Main article: History of Belarus

Politics

Main article: Politics of Belarus

Voblastsi

Main article: Voblastsi of Belarus

Belarus is divided into 6 voblastsi (singular - voblasts') and one municipality (harady, singular - horad):

Note: voblasti have the administrative center name following in parentheses.

Geography

Main article: Geography of Belarus

Belarus is in Eastern Europe. It borders Poland and Lithuania on the west, Russia on the east, Ukraine on the south and Latvia on the north. Belarus has an area of 207,600 sq km, making it slightly smaller than the state of Kansas. Although landlocked, it has 11,000 lakes. Three major rivers run through it: the Nyoman river, the Prypyats' river, and the Dineper river. Belarus is relatively flat and marsh-rich, with its highest point at Dzyarzhynskaya Hara, 346 m, and its lowest point on the Nyoman river, 90 m. Belarus has several natural resources including forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, and clay.

List of cities in Belarus

Economy

Main article: Economy of Belarus

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Belarus

Culture

Main article: Culture of Belarus

Belarusian language, Music of Belarus

Holidays
DateEnglish NameLocal NameRemarks
January 1New YearNovy Hod
January 7Orthodox Christmas
January 14Orthodox New Year
March 8International Women's Day
March 15Constitution DayAdopted in 1994
May 1International Labor Day
May 9Victory DayDenotes the victory against Germany in World War II
July 3Independence Day
December 25Catholic Christmas
MovableCatholic Easter
MovableOrthodox Easter
9 days after Orthodox EasterCommemoration Day Radunica

Miscellaneous topics

External Links


Countries of the world  |  Europe

nds:Wittrussland

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Belarus."

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ISO 3166-2:BY

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

ISO 3166-2 codes for Belarus. The purpose of this family of standards is to establish a worldwide series of short abbreviations for places, for use on package labels, containers and such. Anywhere where a short alphanumeric code can serve to clearly indicate a location in a more convenient and less ambiguous form than the full place name. US readers may wish to consider them as the equivalent of worldwide zip or postal codes. Within the Wikipedia, the codes from the country pages link to the pages for the locations they identify.

Newsletters

ISO 3166-2:2000-06-21

See also

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "ISO 3166-2:BY."

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List of people by name: By

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Ba - Bb - Bc - Bd - Be - Bf - Bg - Bh - Bi - Bj - Bk - Bl - Bm - Bn - Bo - Bp - Bq - Br - Bs - Bt - Bu - Bv - Bw - Bx - By - Bz

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: By

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

BY

DanishRepublikken BelarusGeography

BY

DutchRepubliek BelarusGeography

BY

EnglishBelarusGeography

BY

FinnishValko-VenäjäGeography

BY

FrenchRépublique du BélarusGeography, Law

BY

GermanRepublik WeissrusslandGeography, Law

BY

GreekΛευκορωσίαGeography

BY

ItalianRepubblica di BelarusGeography, Law

BY

PortugueseBielorrússiaGeography

BY

SpanishBielorrusiaGeography

BY

SwedishVitrysslandGeography

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: By

Synonyms: by(a) (adj), bye(a) (adj), side(a) (adj), aside (adv), away (adv), past (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: By

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Instrumentality

Adverb: through, by, per; whereby, thereby, hereby; by the agency of; by dint of; by virtue of, in virtue of; through the medium of; Noun: along with; on the shoulders of; by means of; by the aid of, with the aid of; (assistance).

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: By

Non-English Usage: "By" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (around, at, beside, by, for, near, near to, nearby, next, next to, with), Danish (city, town), Frisian (at, beside, by, near, near to, nearby, next to), Norwegian (city, town), Portuguese (Belarus, Republic of Belarus), Swedish (dorp, gust, gust (wind), village).

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Modern Usage: By

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Terrified mortified petrified stupefied by you. (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

Jane, what if he worships you? What if he's got a shrine with pictures of you surrounded by dead people's heads and stuff (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

why you hardly sleep, why you live alone, and why night after night, you sit by your computer (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski.)

Some cultures are defined by their relationship to cheese (Benny and Joon ; writing credit: Barry Berman)

He was then joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun. (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Lyrics

Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me ("Stand By Me"; performing artist: Ben E. King)

The nights gone by (Pass You By; performing artist: Boyz II Men)

Days go by and still I think of you (Days Go By; performing artist: DIRTY VEGAS)

If you don't know me by now ("If You Don't Know Me By Now"; performing artist: Harold Melvin/Blue Notes)

I'm hanging by a moment here with you (Hanging By A Moment; performing artist: Lifehouse)

Clever

You can observe a lot just by watching. (references; author: Yogi Berra)

By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's. (references; author: Mark Twain)

I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown. (references; author: Woody Allen)

Stolen Painting Found by Tree (references; author: unknown)

Body By Nautilus; Brain By Mattel. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

Gus goes by Blue Goose bus. (references; author: unknown)

It seems themes are sought by thousands of mythical misses. (references; author: unknown)

Sally sells seashells by the seashore. (references; author: unknown)

She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells. (references; author: unknown)

Stockings stuffed softly by Santa. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

By Hoot or by Crook (1974)

Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light (1974)

Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1974)

Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley (1974)

One by One (1974)

Song Titles

Stand By Me (performing artist: The Blenders)

Amarillo By Morning (performing artist: George Strait)

BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX  (performing artist: Glen Campbell )

Day by Day (performing artist: Godspell)

Heartaches By The Number (performing artist: Guy Mitchell)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: By

DomainTitle

References

  • Play By Play Toys & Novelties, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  • The 2001 Report on Shoe Polish: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

  • The 2001 Long-Run Global Growth Prospects for Accident & Health Insurance and Medical Service Plans Sold by Life Insurance Companies: A Physioeconomic Perspective (reference)

  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Life Insurance Sold by Life Insurance Companies in Latin America (reference)

  • The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Retail Sales by Bakers (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • 1-2-3 Draw Wild Animals: A Step by Step Guide (123 Draw) (reference)

  • War Maps: World War II, from September 1939 to August 1945, Air, Sea, and Land, Battle by Battle (Us) (reference)

  • A New Vision for Human Resources: Defining the Human Resources Function by Its Results (Crisp Management Library, 19) (reference)

  • The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less (reference)

  • Our Bodies, Ourselves : A Book by and for Women: 25th Anniversary (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken Burns (reference)

  • North by Northwest - Special Edition (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

  • Hunter Side by Side Umbrella (reference)

  • Ovations by Oneida Islet Stainless Steel Flatware, 53-Piece Service for 8 (reference)

  • Ovations by Oneida Strauss Stainless Steel Flatware, 53-Piece Service for 8 (reference)

  • Freud 12-100 1/4" Diameter by 3/4" Double Flute Straight Router Bit with 1/2" Shank (reference)

  • Good Grips 16019 25' by 1" Tape Measure (reference)

    (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: By

Photos:
By

More pictures...

Illustrations:
By

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Computer Images:
By

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Photo Album: By

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

A pen and ink drawing showing a woman getting a mammogam and assisted by a radiology technician. Credit: Al Louang (artist).

A woman's head is being secured by a female technician, preparing the woman for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Scorbutic-type gums due to Scurvy caused by vitamin C deficiency. Credit: CDC.

Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii are visible within a pseudocyst in a striated myocardial myocyte. Reproduction by endodyogeny is visible. Parasite. Credit: CDC.

"Catenoid" by Carlos César de Araújo.

"Eckige Ringe" (movie) by Rainer Wonisch.

Cloudless Outer Banks as Eyed By SeaWiFS. Credit: NASA.

Central American Fires Viewed by Two Goddard Spacecraft. Credit: NASA.

Gemini Crew Welcomed by Wasp Crew. Credit: NASA.

Replica of Plaque Left on Moon by Apollo 17 Astronauts. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: By
 

"Luzern by Night" by Mad Joe Briggs
Commentary: "A snapshot that turned out.... see mstamm.imgaming.com .. for more."
"Overpowered by the sky" by Nathan Sudds
Commentary: "Powerlines overhead in a field, north Ajax, Ontario, Canada - scenes like this cause me to be amazed by God's creation :) Hope someone can use it, resolution isn't as good as I would have liked <br> <br>Shot on a Canon S10 digital cam (2.0"

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Sounds Captioned with "By".

PlayCaptionPlayCaption
The opening of the "Moonlight Sonata" composed by Beethoven.An upbeat folk rock style piece played by two guitar.
A blues highly influenced by the country styles of the rural U.S.Mysterious texture created by arpeggiated harpsichord and synthesized ambient sounds.
Excerpt from the "Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1" by Bach.Very rhythmic example played by sparse drums, guitar, and synthesized flutes.
Excerpt for piano of "Pavane" by Gabriel Favre.A folk song played by a solo guitar in a finger-picking style.
Typical Viennese waltz from the Romantic era stylized by Chopin.Minor key tune very typical of a piece by Sade.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: By

AuthorQuotation

Aesop

Little by little does the trick.

Alexander Smith

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Aristophanes

By words the mind is winged.

Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop.

George Eliot

Kisses honeyed by oblivion.

Marcus T. Cicero

Friends are proved by adversity.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Men are lead by trifles.

Pierre Corneille

Peace is produced by war.

Walt Whitman

We convince by our presence.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: By

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

We will immediately restore all hostages and charters delivered to us by Englishmen, as sureties of the peace of faithful service. (reference)

John Locke

1690

Nothing was made by God for man to spoil or destroy. (Second Treatise of Government)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. (reference)

US Constitution

1791

Under the circumstances of so partial a representation, the commissioners present agreed upon a report, (drawn by Mr. (reference)

US Bill of Rights

1795

Amendment IX. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (reference)

Amendment to US Constitution

1795-1992

But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

If it is closed upon him, and cannot be inspected by him? (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

Communism is already acknowledged by all European Powers to be itself a Power. (reference)

The Emancipation Proclamation

1862

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. (Abraham Lincoln)

Abraham Lincoln

1863

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. (The Gettysburg Address)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: By

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

You see, a minute goes by so fearfully quick

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Scrooge was not a man to be frightened by echoes

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

What do I mean by who am I

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Roger Chillingworth had by this time approached the window, and smiled grimly down

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

All three stood confounded, and indicated by a shake of the head that they did know him.

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

By day and by night he moved among distorted images of the outer world

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

A thing devised by the enemy

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

But the head of wild oats was held by its stem around the front legs

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

How cruelty, falsehood, and cowardice grew to be characteristics by which certain families are distinguished as much as by their coat of arms

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: By

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Services vary by state. (references)

Is soothed by your voice. (references)

Original art by Omar Rayyan. (references)

Business

$10,000 must be filed by the bank. (references)

Medicare is funded by general taxes. (references)

Remediation is paid for by the state. (references)

Children

Rwanda

Entry to secondary school is by examination. (references)

Vietnam

Implementation is hampered by limited budgets. (references)

Rwanda

At least 85,000 households are headed by children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Saudi Arabia

Public meetings are segregated by sex. (references)

India

The trial had not begun by year's end. (references)

Cameroon

Tor was tried and released by year's end. (references)

Discrimination

Romania

The two houses had not reconciled their versions by year's end. (references)

Romania

An emergency ordinance has the effect of law unless it is nullified by the Parliament. (references)

Tunisia

Legal discrimination is not pervasive, apart from that experienced by women in certain areas, such as inheritance, which is governed by Shari'a. (references)

Economic History

Albania

Exports fell by seven percent. (references)

Venezuela

Roads: Transport is mostly by road. (references)

Greece

Inflation fell to 2.0% by mid-1999. (references)

Human Rights

Suriname

Beatings by police are common. (references)

Somalia

She was released by year's end. (references)

Ireland

Its verdicts are by majority vote. (references)

Indigenous People

Malaysia

A verdict on the case had not been announced by year's end. (references)

Brazil

The lands are the subject of a civil action by private landowners. (references)

Taiwan

The sale of Aborigine children into prostitution by their parents reportedly no longer occurs. (references)

Minorities

Canada

Vandalism increased by 42 percent. (references)

Albania

Their interests are represented by Society Prespa. (references)

Pakistan

Several police officers were beaten severely by students. (references)

Political Economy

Poland

Each Sejmik is headed by a Marshall. (references)

Cape Verde

By all indications, corruption is rare. (references)

SPAIN

A 40 hour workweek is established by law. (references)

Political Rights

United Arab Emirates

No observers had been named by year's end. (references)

Latvia

The case had not been heard by year's end. (references)

Bahrain

In 1992 the Amir established by decree the Majlis Al-Shura. (references)

Trade

Japan

These loans are managed by JBIC. (references)

Nigeria

Such cars must be covered by IDR. (references)

Kenya

AFL is managed by Kenya Capital Partners. (references)

Travel

Ireland

The balance is carried by rail. (references)

Greece

Athens is served by 50 airlines. (references)

Slovak Rep

Overland travel by train is reliable. (references)

Women

Guyana

Divorce by consent remains illegal. (references)

Uruguay

The work force exhibits segregation by gender. (references)

Armenia

By June 12 persons had been convicted for rape. (references)

Worker Rights

Tuvalu

The workday by law is set at 8 hours. (references)

Swaziland

No such mission occurred by year's end. (references)

Saudi Arabia

No committees were formed by year's end. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect. Following is an extract from an old book entitled, The Lunarian Astonished -- Pfeiffer & Co., Boston, 1803: LUNARIAN: Then when your Congress has passed a law it goes directly to the Supreme Court in order that it may at once be known whether it is constitutional? TERRESTRIAN: O no; it does not require the approval of the Supreme Court until having perhaps been enforced for many years somebody objects to its operation against himself -- I mean his client. The President, if he approves it, begins to execute it at once. LUNARIAN: Ah, the executive power is a part of the legislative. Do your policemen also have to approve the local ordinances that they enforce? TERRESTRIAN: Not yet -- at least not in their character of constables. Generally speaking, though, all laws require the approval of those whom they are intended to restrain. LUNARIAN: I see. The death warrant is not valid until signed by the murderer. TERRESTRIAN: My friend, you put it too strongly; we are not so consistent. LUNARIAN: But this system of maintaining an expensive judicial machinery to pass upon the validity of laws only after they have long been executed, and then only when brought before the court by some private person -- does it not cause great confusion? TERRESTRIAN: It does. LUNARIAN: Why then should not your laws, previously to being executed, be validated, not by the signature of your President, but by that of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? TERRESTRIAN: There is no precedent for any such course. LUNARIAN: Precedent. What is that? TERRESTRIAN: It has been defined by five hundred lawyers in three volumes each. So how can any one know?

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: By

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Andrew Weil

Rosie eats some poultry. We're not in total agreement. I eat a lot of fresh foods. Even when I'm by myself, I cook for myself.

David Berkowitz

Not a lot. Once in a while some people come up. I have a number of friends from the area who come by and visit.

Dennis Miller

For many developing countries progress is hobbled by decades of internal strife.

James Lipton

What I didn't know that by sticking to craft we would blow open some doors that I never saw opened before.

Judith Miller

Well I'm struck by the fact that there is still a difference in tone between Secretary Powell and the President.

Lynne Cheney

V is for valor. V is for the valor shown by those who have kept us free. And it's a page mostly about military heroes.

Regis Philbin

People by and large, my friends, seemed to be very happy for me. They knew how long I'd been around.

Rush Limbaugh

Nobody is being hurt by not being allowed to join Augusta National.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: By

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Lewis and Clarke and their brave companions have by this arduous service deserved well of their country.

Herbert C. Hoover

1929-1933What America has done has given renewed hope and courage to all who have faith in government by the people.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Farm income dropped by one-half.

Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961Some, impoverished by the recent World War, seek to restore their means of livelihood.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963Morality in private business has not been sufficiently spurred by morality in public business.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root.

George Bush

1989-1993America has always led by example.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Let's do it step by step.

George W. Bush

2001-2005It's not fair to double-tax by taxing the shareholder on the same profits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: By

"By" is generally used as a preposition (except "of") -- approximately 99.99% of the time. "By" is used about 506,833 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Preposition (except "of")99.99%506,78019
                    Total100.00%506,833N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: By

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "by".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
DiotrephesN/ABiblical

Nourished by Jupiter

DrusillaN/ABiblical

Watered by the dew

IbneiahN/ABiblical

Son by adoption

KallaiN/ABiblical

Resting by fire

MeshechN/ABiblical

Who is drawn by force

ParshandathaN/ABiblical

Given by prayer

SamothraciaN/ABiblical

An island possessed by the Samians and Thracians

SeleuciaN/ABiblical

Shaken or beaten by the waves

ShemuelN/ABiblical

Appointed by God

TychicusN/ABiblical

By chance

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Usage in Company Names: By

CountryNameCountryName
Germany

bit by bit Software AG

USA

Play By Play Toys & Novelties, Inc.

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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: By

Expressions using "by": 2) skimmed milk powder manufactured by the spray process a contract which is governed by English law a jeweller by trade a town by sea abidance by abidance by rules abide by abide by a promise abide by consequences abide by one's word abide by the law abide by the rules abortion by another abortion by the pregnant woman accompany by shivering acquired by experience activities carried out by a worker actuated by anger ad by fits and starts adhere by suction adjustment by screw adust sunburned burned brown by the sun advance by stages affected by affidavit by process server allocate by quotas allow repayment by installments allow repayment by instalments amass by robbery any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no approve by unanimity Architecture for Interactive Problem Solving by Cooperating Data and Knowledge Bases argue by means of facts as if by chance as if by magic as time goes by as years go by assailed by doubts assailed by fear assistance by a public official in the escape of prisoners attached by court attached by doubts attachment by garnishment attack by surprise aunt by marriage Avon By The Sea bargain by inch of candle be a gainer by be a sufferer by be advised by be attacked by rabies be banned by society be by oneself be by the ears be by way of doing smth. be called for by be carpeted by smb. be caused by smth. be characterised by be constituted by be contaminated by be damaged by hail be devoured by be dogged by smth. be drifted by wind be dwarfed by be enslaved by be frightened by be governed by be governed by smth. be guided by be harassed by be hard done by be justified by the event be killed by frost be known by the name of be led by one's passions be overcome by be paid by the piece be paid by the quarter be poisoned by be poisoned by charcoal fumes be poisoned by fumes be possessed by be possessed by fear be powered by be promoted by seniority be regulate by smb. be ruled by be short by be short of by be sired by be spoiled by rain be standing by be struck by lightning be superseded by be taken by be taller by a head be transmitted by be undaunted by smth. be unharmed by smth.. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "by": by-a, by-and-by, by-and-bye, by-and-large, by-bid, By-bidder, by-bider, by-blow, by-business, by-by!, by-class, By-corner, By-dependence, By-drinking, by-elected, by-election, by-elections, by-employment, by-employments, By-end, by-environmental, by-gesture, by-gone, by-hand-of-bearer, by-himself, By-interest, By-lane, by-large, by-law, by-laws, by-life, by-line, by-lines, by-matter, by-name, by-now, by-out, by-pass, by-pass, by-pass-a, By-passage, by-passed, by-passes, by-passing, By-past, by-path, By-place, by-play, by-product, by-products, By-respect, by-road, by-roads, By-room, by-rules, by-slip, By-speech, By-spell, by-stander, by-standers, By-street, by-streets, By-stroke, by-the-book, By-the-castle, by-the-way, By-turning, By-view, By-walk, By-wash, by-way, By-ways, by-wipe, By-word, by-words, by-work, by-your-leave.

Ending with "by": approved-by, built-by, checked-by, created-by, hard-done-by, is-described-by, is-tested-by, mod-by, near-by, passers-by, sell-by.

Containing "by": ball-by-ball, cheek-by-jowl, Columba's-by-the-castle, country-by-country, county-by-county, day-by-day, inch-by-inch, letter-by-letter, minute-by-minute, moment-by-mo