These two periods abroad equipped her for a life of writing recipes: firm instruction in classic French technique married with an appreciation of the need for a recipe to work, and to be clearly expressed.
A couple of months back, casting agents for a new Morrisons advert put out a call for "proper working-class people" – by which they meant people with northern accents – to appear in the campaign, but with the firm instruction: "Nobody from Liverpool, please".
A recent crop of reality shows on television - one about an old-style nanny, another re-creating schooling of the 1960s - demonstrated both the futility of shouting, and how much more successful reasoned but firm instruction always is. Besides, when is shouting something any of us need to hear?
The film shows one middle-aged man balking after hearing what he thinks is the subject howling in pain (in reality it is a recording), but many more — about 60percentt — keep increasing the pain levels under calm but firm instruction from the experimenter, "Continue, please".
Group dialogue sometimes simply recycled unhelpful beliefs, e.g., that local behaviour would not change without firm "instruction" from outsiders, or significant external funding for AIDS activities.
She was giving the butcher firm instructions, but at a certain moment she turned toward me and said, "It must be a fine old bird to make strong soup for a sick friend — at least five pounds!" She paid, took her package and with a slight nod, left.
"I was issued with firm instructions never to refuse landing rights to an aircraft.
Lee, despite firm instructions from Washington, refused Lafayette's suggestion to launch an organized attack on the British rear, and then retreated when the British turned to face him.
Our forces have clear and firm instructions — don't give in to provocation".
Which is why Eriksson left us with firm instructions to look after Rooney and why the futures of Lennon and Walcott will be scrutinised with such concern.
