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What does advice mean?
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Topics advice topics
What do people use advice to talk about?
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What words refer to asking for advice?
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All that you have to do is to follow his advice.
Don't hesitate to ask for advice.
You should act on the doctor's advice at once.
John ignored my advice.
If it had not been for his advice, she would not have flown to London.
He regretted not having taken my advice.
She thanked him for his helpful advice.
Tom ignored Mary's advice.
Tom asked Mary for her advice.
If I'd only taken your advice!
I didn't ask for your advice.
Because I didn't know what to do, I asked him for advice.
I need your advice.
I require your advice.
You should have acted on her advice.
You must pay attention to his advice.
You should have accepted his advice.
You ought to ask him for advice.
It would be better for you not to ask him for advice.
You may as well follow his advice.
You should follow your teacher's advice.
You may as well ask for your teacher's advice.
You should follow the doctor's advice.
You had better ask the doctor for advice.
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I gave her the best advice, and she chose to ignore it.
I'm sorry, that was advice-y.
Oh, and, some, you know, friendly advice - you should get into the habit of locking your place up when you leave.
You, a man of faith, would turn to the Almighty for advice.
Have they been giving you lots of advice?
The person I'd really like to ask for advice is-is you.
You asked for my advice... but you don't need it because you find joy in the simple things.
I'm going against all legal advice.
Her advice is irresponsible, and I don't think this is something that women in their 20s need to be obsessing about.
That is my professional, legal advice.
Word of advice, Big Chief.
Word of advice big chief.
Glad to see you took my advice about saving that pretty dress.
I ask you for advice I suggest a closer watch on id cards, systematic searches and police raids.
We're trying to build trust with tribes loyal to our country but the encampment policy, which was adopted against the army's advice and gave you land that belonged to the Arabs, is turning the tribes against us and undermining our work.
It was very good advice, indeed.
You can use my advice also next time.
That's why I prefer helping you instead of giving advice to you.
No use giving you any advice.
I don't need advice, thanks very much. I need money!
I did not ask your advice.
Let me give you a little advice.
Mademoiselle Vautier, or whatever your name is, I thank you for your free advice, but I must ask you to go.
Take my advice. Grab the next bus back to Miami.
I didn't ask for your advice.
Just some friendly advice.
So listen to a bit of advice.
Copperfield, at present, I have nothing to bestow but advice.
I will give you one piece of advice.
My advice is. break her right away.
But speaking of advice, just between us.
I just gave advice to some girls who wanted to travel. get an education.
Maybe you can give me a little advice.
He's a brute, that's what he is, and my advice, dearie.
YOU'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL WITH YOUR SUGGESTIONS AND ADVICE.
Don't let anything go wrong, Joan, or if it does, take my advice and get out in time.
News and current affairs
Of course, such advice, like much of newspapers themselves nowadays, comes free of charge.
But it is also advice that is free of responsibility, and, as Stanley Baldwin once said, power without responsibility is the prerogative of the harlot.
There is a considerable gap between offers of advice one cannot refuse and the responsibility to deal with the consequences when that advice proves wrong or extremely difficult to implement.
The world's advice givers might try to keep this in mind when offering to help leaders of distant countries that are grappling with problems with which the adviser has little or no first-hand experience.
It should also be a guide in dispensing political advice.
I would start by keeping in mind that some countries' capacity to absorb advice is limited, so it should be offered in smaller portions.
Fortunately, most Americans did not follow Greenspan's advice to switch to variable-rate mortgages.
But it might also take a toll on how the world reacts to America's fastest-growing export: unsolicited advice.
Countries take others' advice for many reasons.
Or they might fear the consequences of not taking the advice (an offer one cannot refuse, so to speak).
Or, as is true of many of America's diplomatic transactions, accepting advice could open the way to a better relationship and to additional assistance.
At that point, senior US officials might well arrive in a country, offer advice, and find that nobody is bothering to listen.
The purpose of scientific advisory committees is to provide balanced, thoughtful advice to the policy process.
Around the world, government-run agricultural banks in poor countries once not only financed inputs, but also provided agricultural advice and spread new seed technologies.