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Takayukisth Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Go by the Katonah ZIP code
Dear all,
Chain stores and the like are precluded by the presence of a state watershed area, which surrounds the hamlet and cocoons it geographically. For big-box shopping, the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, and the Danbury Mall, across the Connecticut border, are both about 20 minutes’ drive.
The precise boundaries of each of the Town of Bedford’s three hamlets (the other two are Bedford Village and Bedford Hills) can sometimes be a point of contention, said Harry Girdlestone, Bedford’s assessor. To go by the Katonah ZIP code, 10536, for instance, its area is larger than the census designation of just under a square mile. But the count for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District within Bedford is about 1,750 single-family parcels, including about 85 town houses and condominiums, he said.
(NYT: The Hamlet That Got Up and Went. Published in February 3, 2012)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/realestate/katonah-ny-living-in-the-hamlet-that-got-up-and-went.html?pagewanted=all
Can you explain me the meaning of 'go by' in this excerpt?
Thank you
Takayuki
Chain stores and the like are precluded by the presence of a state watershed area, which surrounds the hamlet and cocoons it geographically. For big-box shopping, the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights, and the Danbury Mall, across the Connecticut border, are both about 20 minutes’ drive.
The precise boundaries of each of the Town of Bedford’s three hamlets (the other two are Bedford Village and Bedford Hills) can sometimes be a point of contention, said Harry Girdlestone, Bedford’s assessor. To go by the Katonah ZIP code, 10536, for instance, its area is larger than the census designation of just under a square mile. But the count for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District within Bedford is about 1,750 single-family parcels, including about 85 town houses and condominiums, he said.
(NYT: The Hamlet That Got Up and Went. Published in February 3, 2012)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/realestate/katonah-ny-living-in-the-hamlet-that-got-up-and-went.html?pagewanted=all
Can you explain me the meaning of 'go by' in this excerpt?
Thank you
Takayuki
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Takayukisth To go by the Katonah ZIP code, 10536, for instance, its area is larger than the census designation of just under a square mile. "
- Takayukisth To go by the Katonah ZIP code, 10536, for instance, its area is larger than the census designation of just under a square mile.
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TakayukisthTo go by the Katonah ZIP code, 10536, for instance, its area is larger than the census designation of just under a square mile."To go by X" means "If you use X as a guide," or "if you take X as the authority."
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