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Free sign upThe phrase "a instrument of" is not correct; it should be "an instrument of." You can use it when referring to a tool or means by which something is achieved or accomplished.
Example: "Education is an instrument of social change."
Alternatives: "a tool for" or "a means of".
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We can't help admiring the radio as a instrument of faith.
The interview offers some clues to Trump's increasing frustration with a justice system that has refused to turn itself into a instrument of his will and his whims.
Either way, we need urgent reassurances from the government that the bishop's vision of welfare services being used as a instrument of control will never materialise.
Simon's evaluation of flux as a instrument of chaos and instability in our current conditions seems absolutely right, just as the concept of freedom has been appropriated by the right as a justification for any action that generates wealth or indulges a personal need, no matter how destructive to others.
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It was a sign, a symbol, an instrument of grace.
Our politicians treat it more like a noose: an instrument of political suicide.
A play is an instrument of invective.
A mantra is an instrument of the mind.
They are an instrument of an elected President, and that is all they are.
A political party is an instrument of democratic government.
A car used as an instrument of murder does not fall under tactics of nonviolence.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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