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instruction

in struhk shuhn

  • n  a message describing how something is to be done
  • n  the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    our instruction was carefully programmed
  • n  the profession of a teacher
  • n  (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

  • Deliberate-ignorance jury instructions have held a person criminally liable when their denial of knowledge doesn't make sense.
  • The Enron executives now face the prospect of decades in prison, but the judge's broad jury instructions give them a chance of reversing their convictions.
  • Since the instructions on the tape governed the behavior of the machine, by changing those instructions, one could induce the machine to perform the functions of all such machines.
News & Articles

  • Manatee learning disabled program called 'broken'
    Deputy superintendent of instruction Diana Greene talks to principals and assistant principals about restructuring the Exceptional Student Education and English for Speakers of Other Languages departments.
    June 12, 2013 - Bradenton Herald
  • College funding going to areas other than instruction in Virginia
    The cost for college continues to rise, but News 5 learned the extra spending is not on instruction in the Commonwealth.
    June 11, 2013 - WCYB 5 Tri-Cities
  • Hillsborough school board appoints new principals
    Sheri Norkas, currently assistant principal for elementary instruction at Hammond Elementary School, to principal of that school. Allison Norgard, currently assistant principal for elementary instruction at Ippolito Elementary School, to principal of Sessums Elementary School.
    June 11, 2013 - The Tampa Tribune
Quotes

  • Michael Bloomberg in International Herald Tribune
    You should rest assured, if anyone in New York was being threatened, my instruction to the NYPD (New York police) would be to use all the resources at their disposal to protect civilians,Bloomberg said.
  • President Bush in USA Today
    Bush, who met with Petraeus today, told reporters "My instruction to him was: 'Get over to the zone as quickly as possible, and implement a plan that will achieve our goals.'"
  • Tom Poston in USA Today
    These guys are about a half-step behind life's parade,Poston commented in a 1983 interview. "The ink on their instruction sheets is beginning to fade. But they can function and cope and don't realize they are driving people up the...

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