The phrase "advised the times" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to suggest giving advice relevant to a specific period or context, but it lacks clarity and proper usage.
Example: "The expert advised the times on how to navigate the economic challenges."
Alternatives: "counseled the era" or "guided the period".
A move to unseat the prime minister gained ground last night when it emerged that three experts on Labour party rules have advised the time necessary for a challenge to Brown need only be 23 days - 22 fewer than the 45 days required for a leadership contest after former prime minister Tony Blair stood down.
He is an authority on fine printing, advising the Times and Alfred Knopf at times.
Michael M. Rotchford, an executive vice president at Cushman & Wakefield who is advising the Times Company on the sale-leaseback, also declined to talk about the pending deal.
I once had to advise The Times, whose reviewer had made fun of a sex scene, that I couldn't prove my point by quoting it, inasmuch as to do so would generate an unwelcome ardor.
I was inclined to advise The Times's Weddings and Celebrations pages to use the fuzzy cop-out — that the quotation was "attributed to" Lord Samuel — but I gave my assignment one final shot: a call to Fred Shapiro, editor of The Yale Book of Quotations.
The algorithm advises the time to next BG sample (up to 4 hours) and the insulin infusion rate, targeted to maintain BG at 4.4 6.1 mmol/l.
He advised the first-time judge to be open-minded — and to have plenty of coffee.
"In accordance with international law, the Israeli navy advised the vessel several times to change course," the Israeli military said in a statement.
In other editorials, the Times advised the Administration to let university authorities handle the situation in the universities.
Don't pay for airport parking, he advised in The Times, if the accrued tickets from leaving your car on the street won't be as expensive.
