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According to the court, Huang had instructed a foreign office staffer to obtain information from Wu, then the foreign minister.

From BBC

For a university to be accredited and receive federal funding, the accreditation criteria state that a school must successfully instruct 70% of its students to land and hold jobs for which they are trained.

No matter how much your husband is away or how much he prioritizes work over his family, she instructed the crowd, you can’t “make him feel guilty.”

From Salon

The ABC argued at trial that Lattouf had been instructed not to talk about the war on social media, and that her post breached the broadcaster's editorial policy.

From BBC

The inquest heard neither police nor paramedics were instructed to find her when she went missing.

From BBC

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