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guideline
Noun
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A guideline is a formal suggestion about how something should be done, but it is not a rule.
If you are a new driver you should try to follow these basic safety guidelines.
Our new guidelines will also say that we must be careful treat everyone equally.
The general guidelines for healthy eating stay the same.
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A guideline is a line on a page that helps you see where to write or how to draw something.
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A guideline is a rope or string that shows you where to go.
for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
disposal
Noun
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Disposal is the act of getting rid of or throwing out something.
There is no long-term plan for nuclear waste disposal.
After a strange package was found, bomb disposal workers were called in.
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If you have something at your disposal, it is available for you to use.
Some of the students seem to have a lot of money at their disposal.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
offshore
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adverb
away from shore; away from land
cruising three miles offshore
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adjective
(of winds) coming from the land
offshore winds
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adjective
at some distance from the shore
offshore oil reserves
an offshore island
installation
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noun
(= installing)
the act of installing something (as equipment)
the telephone installation took only a few minutes
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noun
(= facility)
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
the assembly plant is an enormous facility
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noun
(= initiation, induction)
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
his initiation into the club
he was ordered to report for induction into the army
he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
sea
Noun
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A place with a large amount of salt water.