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significance |
relation |
examples sentences |
| advice |
to listen to advice |
7801 |
V:prep:N |
The young gentlemen have been listening to evil advice .
For the time being the General listened to the advice .
Now , will you listen to a little advice ?
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| advice |
to act upon advice |
2104 |
V:prep:N |
And if only I had acted upon my own advice !
As a result she was willing and eager to act upon my advice .
Acting upon the advice of M. de Beauvilliers , all the company had gone into the salon .
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| advice |
to ask for advice |
1506 |
V:prep:N |
We have never asked you for any advice , and we do n't want any .
But I have asked you for practical advice , and you give me an essay .
Benjamin Franklin was asked for advice on the design of a lightning conductor .
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| advice |
to come to for advice |
1096 |
V:prep:N |
Why did you not come to me for advice ?
Mother told me to come to you for advice .
Some day I may come to you for legal advice .
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| advice |
to profit by advice |
1064 |
V:prep:N |
If you will tell me my special deficiency , I will endeavour to profit by the advice .
But how ( thought I ) am I to profit by his advice ?
Indeed , I shall profit by your advice .
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| advice |
to act under advice |
783 |
V:prep:N |
Acting under my advice he is taking up gardening .
He probably acted under the advice of his relatives and connections on the bench .
Acting under the advice of the others , Terence sprang to his feet , and advanced to the spot where the sheik was standing .
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| advice |
to appoint on advice |
759 |
V:prep:N |
Five Senators are appointed on the advice of the Premier .
Other justices are appointed on the advice of a judicial commission .
Similarly , state or provincial Governors or Lieutenant-Governors are appointed on the advice of the relevant state ministers .
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| advice |
to thank for advice |
712 |
V:prep:N |
They thanked me , however , for my advice .
The rector was somewhat hasty at first , but later on he listened calmly and thanked me for my good advice .
Control yourself , Monsieur de Saumaise , and the day will come when you will thank me for the advice .
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| advice |
to yield to advice |
590 |
V:prep:N |
None certainly if the Republic faltered in its determination , and yielded to the cowardly advice of James .
The master reluctantly yielded to the advice .
The sultan , yielding to the advice of his councillors , appeared to have again received him into favour .
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| advice |
to assist with advice |
572 |
V:prep:N |
Already , independent specialist consultants are helping farmers by walking fields and assisting with advice for strategies of control .
Equally citizens ' advice bureaux may be able to assist with advice and information which may further your case .
If things turn out well with us there , our elder brother had better follow at once to assist us with his advice .
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| advice |
to help with advice |
533 |
V:prep:N |
And I 'll be glad to help you with advice .
The new white physician in town , just fresh from school in Atlanta , became interested and helped with advice and suggestions .
At any time we will help you with advice and action to shape the socialist future .
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| advice |
to base on advice |
456 |
V:prep:N |
The king also appointed and dismissed ministers based on the advice of the Prime Minister .
The Government is giving consideration to an extension of policy based on this advice .
OBSIs budget is set each year by the Board of Directors based on the advice of staff .
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| advice |
to came to for advice |
455 |
V:prep:N |
First the old people and the women came to me for advice , and later the chiefs .
That is why I came to you for advice .
How long is it since I came to you for advice ?
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| advice |
to avail of advice |
446 |
V:prep:N |
And I will counsel you at the same time to avail yourself of their advice .
We should be able to pass , and in the end would be glad that we had availed ourselves of such advice .
The central authority could avail itself of the advice of the Federal Reserve Board .
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| advice |
to look to for advice |
413 |
V:prep:N |
Throughout the first season , Ray is looked to for advice about battles .
When I am gone , your mother and the girls will look to you for advice and direction .
And now all the others are looking to him for advice .
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| advice |
to apply for advice |
407 |
V:prep:N |
Pray be patient -- and on no account apply for advice or protection to the police .
Why the police apply to me for advice many a time when people are missing .
When the patient applied for advice , she had been sick already four months , and presented the following symptoms .
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| advice |
to turn to for advice |
362 |
V:prep:N |
As a professional he was highly regarded , a senior figure people turned to for advice on difficult matters .
They both look up to Maggie very much and always turn to her for advice .
Although she is the youngest , others may sometimes turn to her for helpful advice .
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| advice |
to go against advice |
343 |
V:prep:N |
Oh , why did you go against my advice , dear old Ham ?
Afterwards , Sean goes against Grace 's advice and gives the operation .
The city council went against the advice of the city attorney 's office and approved the project with a 5-2 vote .
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| advice |
to benefit from advice |
333 |
V:prep:N |
Many lower level employees of Yoshimoto do not receive full salaries but rather benefit from the advice and guidance of senior members of the company .
We are circulating the report to all primary schools so that primary school teachers can benefit from its advice .
The foundation will benefit from the advice of experts from the Guggenheim Foundation in New York .
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| advice |
to approve of advice |
327 |
V:prep:N |
He approves of the advice your Assembly has given ... .
You 'll see , that I approve of Lovelace 's advice upon this subject .
-- I approve of your advice to Johannesburg .
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| advice |
to abide by advice |
313 |
V:prep:N |
And I shall abide by the advice and instructions given by the Messenger regardless of what men may say .
With few exceptions the Governor would be obliged to abide by the advice given to him by the Executive Council .
Long conference with you thereon , when you promised to abide by my advice , �1 6s .
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| advice |
to come for advice |
285 |
V:prep:N |
Just because a lot of people come to me for advice , everybody thinks I 'm a boss .
The captain 's yeoman had come for a little advice .
The fact is , I came for advice .
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| advice |
to act by advice |
233 |
V:prep:N |
Between the ministry that was gone and the ministry to come , Lewis acted by the advice of Liancourt .
On hearing these sounds , the Ranger captain , acting by the advice of the guide , orders a halt .
If the constitutional fiction is applied to the case , the Queen acts by the advice of her responsible advisers .
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| advice |
to look for advice |
229 |
V:prep:N |
But do not look here for specific advice .
Where am I to look for advice if you stay away from me ?
It is desperately looking for advice , help or just moral support from museums and institutions in the west .
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| advice |
to go for advice |
227 |
V:prep:N |
Where shall we go now for advice and comfort ?
Ruth says she has been going to you for advice since the beginning .
We always go to him for advice about everything .
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| advice |
to turn for advice |
223 |
V:prep:N |
Turn for advice to witty friends , those who are often invited to give speeches , or to professional speech writers .
To him in his trouble the King turned for advice .
In the first place he did not know where to turn for advice .
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| advice |
to provide with advice |
206 |
V:prep:N |
The first kind is where the communications are confidential and made for the purposes of seeking or being provided with legal advice .
Your Field Officer will either provide you with direct advice and support or will put you in touch with someone who can help .
The Unit also coordinates training for mediators and provides them with advice on UN standards and operating procedures .
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| advice |
to act against advice |
192 |
V:prep:N |
But beware to act against our advice and exhortation .
In 1986 , he resigned from BJP after the party acted against his advice over an election petition .
In exceptional circumstances , however , the monarch or viceroy can act against such advice based upon his or her reserve powers .
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| advice |
to submit to advice |
172 |
V:prep:N |
On all these occasions I submitted to the advice of my friends .
The minister of her church submitted himself to her advice and guidance .
Refusing to submit herself to the physician 's advice , she argued the question boldly from her own point of view .
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| advice |
to hearken to advice |
171 |
V:prep:N |
However , let us hearken to good advice , and something may be done for us .
However , let us hearken to good advice , and something may be done for us ; 'God helps them that help themselves , ' as Poor Richard says .
Lay , then , aside thy weapons , and hearken to the advice of one who has always been thy friend .
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| advice |
to consult for advice |
170 |
V:prep:N |
As Internet communication grew in popularity , users began to forgo the doctors and hospitals often consulted for medical advice .
It also runs practical residential courses on the environment for schools and is constantly consulted for advice and information by industry and individuals .
Lu often consults him for advice in solving mysteries .
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| advice |
to write for advice |
165 |
V:prep:N |
Jose had written for advice as to seeds for Manzanita 's garden .
The plaintiff wrote for such advice and also for the name of a " good stockbroker .
But I might have written to you for advice , in my precarious situation , perhaps you will think .
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| advice |
to aid with advice |
156 |
V:prep:N |
You will remain and aid us with your advice ?
Will you stand by me , and aid me with your advice ?
You must aid me with your advice , your experience !
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| advice |
to exercise on advice |
151 |
V:prep:N |
These powers , however , are always exercised on the Prime Minister 's advice .
The Head of State would have been vested with the powers of executive government , but those powers would have been normally exercised on the advice of ministers .
Under the conventions of the Westminster system the Governor-General 's powers are almost always exercised on the advice of the Prime Minister or other ministers .
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| advice |
to please with advice |
144 |
V:prep:N |
When Prexaspes had thus spoken , Cambyses was pleased with the advice , and accordingly the herald was pursued forthwith and returned .
Glaucus was pleased with the advice , and marvelled at its author .
Chiang was very pleased with this advice and had a very favorable impression on Liao .
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| advice |
to call in advice |
136 |
V:prep:N |
And if you find yourself overrun with them you can always call in expert advice .
She has called in further advice ; but it may come back .
Elinor , catching all , and more than all , his fears in a moment , proposed to call in further advice .
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| advice |
to wait for advice |
134 |
V:prep:N |
Best wait for further and more sure advices .
James did n't wait for any advice .
My confessor was a Capuchin , and perhaps I should have waited for his advice before going farther .
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| advice |
to laugh at advice |
129 |
V:prep:N |
The " little girl " laughed at the advice as he laughed at the tempest .
She could well afford to laugh at the Princess 's advice so long as Giovanni was alive .
Do n't laugh at my advice ; 'twere like the boys , Who better might amuse themselves with toys .
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| advice |
to think of advice |
128 |
V:prep:N |
Can you think of any other advice the king might have given ?
Will you think of my advice , and act by it ?
And then to think of the strict advice she had and the constant watching !
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| advice |
to owe to advice |
127 |
V:prep:N |
It is all owing to your advice , Mrs. Freeman .
It is entirely owing to your advice to those about to marry -- Do n't !
All owing to my advice , too .
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| advice |
to benefit by advice |
124 |
V:prep:N |
Thanks , Guitant ; I shall benefit by your advice this very evening .
" I am sure you will benefit by my advice .
This time his friends gathered around him , not to benefit by his advice , but to protect him .
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| advice |
to call upon for advice |
122 |
V:prep:N |
His old friend would not at all do as old friends are expected to do when called upon for advice .
He was an acknowledged expert on middle eastern affairs , and was often called upon for advice by the United Nations and policy think-tanks .
If one were called upon for advice , one would think so much before one spoke .
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| advice |
to act without advice |
118 |
V:prep:N |
However , I have not acted without advice .
Show the papers to old Mr. Watkins if you like , and if you 're afraid of acting without legal advice .
They will only think you are still at Rock Building , and I suppose you are old enough to act without Miss Grace 's advice sometimes .
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| advice |
to pay for advice |
118 |
V:prep:N |
How much would he have to pay for the advice ?
This note was to pay for certain legal advice .
You were not paid for your advice on that .
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| advice |
to remind of advice |
116 |
V:prep:N |
As his hand fell , he reminded himself of the coroner 's advice to go easy .
" Some years afterwards , I reminded him of this advice .
The generous old man never reminded them of the advice he had given , or took to himself the credit that was his due for his better judgment .
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| advice |
to seek for advice |
114 |
V:prep:N |
She was sought for advice , called upon for comfort , and asked to share many joys .
These assistants often meet with Local Spiritual Assemblies , speak at events , and are sought for advice by individual community members .
Soon after she had occasion to seek for legal advice , and for this purpose visited the law-office of Aaron Burr .
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| advice |
to think over advice |
113 |
V:prep:N |
The General thought over the doctor 's advice and finally followed it , though not for the reason the physician supposed .
Meantime I 'll think over your well-meant advice .
Before he spoke again he thought over her advice .
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| advice |
to act on advice |
105 |
V:prep:N |
It would have been better for them had they acted on the captain 's advice .
Although the president was vested with powers comparable to those of the President of the United States , in practice he acted on the advice of the chancellor .
While there are few constitutional restrictions on the power of the Governor-General , by convention the Governor-General acts on the advice of the Prime Minister .
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| advice |
to call for advice |
103 |
V:prep:N |
Do n't hesitate to call on me for advice or assistance .
On another occasion a raw and very poor-looking young fellow called upon him for advice .
The Constitution places these officers in the relation of his advisers when he calls upon them for advice .
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| advice |
to deprive of advice |
103 |
V:prep:N |
When I was deprived of his advice and help and regard , I was deprived of the one great safeguard of my life .
And yet they deprive me of her advice , and think unjustly of one of the most excellent of women .
From the unhappy moment the General was deprived of his advice , neither order nor discipline was observed , and a strange kind of infatuation usurped the place of resolution .
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| advice |
to defer to advice |
103 |
V:prep:N |
Of all those rival nobles , none deferred to his advice with so marked a respect as the smooth and plausible Pisistratus .
In exercising these powers , however , the Sovereign normally defers to the advice of the Prime Minister or other ministers .
Thirdly , and above all , to be obedient , docile , and very submissive to your orders and those of my dear mother ; and also to defer to the advice of M. Dumas .
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