written instruction

collocation in English

meaningsofwrittenandinstruction

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written
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪt.ən/us
/ˈrɪt̬.ən/
expressed in writing, or ...
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instruction
noun
uk
/ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən/
something that someone tells you ...
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(Definition ofwrittenandinstructionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwritten instruction

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Likewritteninstructiondirectives, oral directives vary in specificity and precision.
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For each task, a standardwritteninstructionwas designed.
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Awritteninstructionis in the course of being completed.
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Let us have awritteninstruction.
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It argues that, in small businesses, verbal communication does not carry the same weight aswritteninstruction.
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We require here a further protection, rather more than a merewritteninstruction.
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There was nowritteninstruction, nothing pinned up on a noticeboard.
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It is information, beliefs, and customs handed down by word of mouth or by example from one generation to another withoutwritteninstruction.
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Written instructions were also provided, but no further specifications concerning the task were given.
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Written instructions were given to the participants prior to each experiment, and we made sure that after reading them they had understood the task.
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Any payment from the joint account, or return of the deposit from the joint account, will only be possible if both parties sign a jointwritteninstructionto the bank.
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Written instructions presented before each block of trials informed the participants of the language of the subsequent words.
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Written instructions told them to pay careful attention to the content of the sentences, as they would be tested on them at the end of the experiment.
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Thousands and thousands of working men in this country are not content merely to obey written instructions given to them.
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No specialised training would be needed beyond oral and written instructions, which could best be given at the time and should be completed in about one day.
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The rarity of major disasters tends to breed complacency and even a contempt for written instructions.
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Participants are given verbal and written instructions and are allowed to use strategies such as note-taking in order to aid memory.
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Moreover, the only written instructions possessed by the schools had no such caution.
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Written instructions requested spectators to remain seated during the show and indicated that more information would follow.
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I shall leave clear written instructions about this.
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