From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishguidelineguide‧line /ˈɡaɪdlaɪn/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable usually plural] 1 INSTRUCTIONSrules or instructions about the best way to do somethingguideline for a new set of guidelines for teachersguideline on guidelines on the employment of childrendraw up/issue guidelines The hospital has issued new guidelines on the treatment of mentally ill patients. This chapter gives you some guidelines to help you in your work.clear/strict guidelines Today most planning authorities enforce fairly strict guidelines on new houses.2 something that helps you form an opinion or make a decision When starting a new business, try to follow these general guidelines.within ... guidelines Teachers can choose books within certain broad guidelines.
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guideline• In December, the agency withdrew its 1987 guideline recommending regular mammograms for all women 40 and older.• You can use them as a guideline of what to watch out for.• If anything, I felt the alcohol guideline was more cautionary than before.• The only editorial guideline was that the subject should have something to do with leisure software for home computers.• A Durham City vehicle was despatched but could not get there within the 19-minute national guideline time for ambulance call-outs.• This provides us with our next guideline.• Most of the recipes in this book will give an internal temperature recommendation rather than a minutes-per-pound guideline. 