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Discover LudwigThe phrase "advised to discourage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting that someone should not support or promote a particular action or behavior.
Example: "The committee was advised to discourage any further discussions on the controversial topic."
Alternatives: "recommended to deter" or "counseled to dissuade".
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In the Broken Hill materials parents are advised to "discourage dirt eating, sucking fingers/toys" [ 56].
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They have issued guidelines to staff at polling stations advising them to discourage the taking of "selfies", or any other kind of photograph in the polling station.
The doctors' response was reported to be: encouraged to continue (n = 16, 37.2%), advised to stop (n = 7, 16.3%), neither discouraged nor encouraged (n = 20, 46.5%), and doctor did not know about CAM (n = 4, 2.8%).
She says she felt constantly discouraged and after a year she was advised to abandon her dream altogether.
As a result, investors wishing to develop their exposure to a sector are best advised to buy the sector minus the top company (and are certainly discouraged from just buying the top firm).
Instead of discouraging foreign investors, and crafting rules to stop local capital from fleeing abroad, they were advised to open up.
Spectators are advised to take along seating.
Barbin was advised to back down.
People are advised to boil their water.
Visitors will be advised to book ahead.
We were advised to smoke Deities.
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