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- noun informal shortened form of
instructions - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
instruct .
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Examples
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• Never use a hotter iron than a label instructs without carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area to be sure that the fabric will not scorch, glaze, or melt.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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• Never use a hotter iron than a label instructs without carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area to be sure that the fabric will not scorch, glaze, or melt.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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• Never use a hotter iron than a label instructs without carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area to be sure that the fabric will not scorch, glaze, or melt.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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• Never use a hotter iron than a label instructs without carefully testing it first in an inconspicuous area to be sure that the fabric will not scorch, glaze, or melt.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Some of her advice may seem hard to swallow: Don't multitask, for one, and, as the title instructs us, don't read email in the morning.
Five Best 2007
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Specifically, I am thinking about the blue feather incident, where the reluctant Messiah of the title instructs our POV character, his equally reluctant disciple, on the principles of visualisation.
SF Novelists 2010
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In the email, Todd Palin instructs SarahPAC treasurer Tim Crawford to Hold off on any letter for Joe.
Jeanne Devon ("AKMuckraker"): Internal Emails Suggest Palin to Run for President "AKMuckraker" 2010
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What Zen instructs is that learning is not about the outward manifestation of a skill, but the inward journey through the self.
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Joe Lieberman, being an independent, is bound to vote as Dick Durbin instructs him to on procedural matters (including cloture) in exchange for maintaining his seniority and committee assignments.
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Writing guru Dwight Swain instructs that the place to open your story is when the status quo changes.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Flogged, but still standing 2007
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