Mathias, for his part, seems to have instructed the actors to put a mike on their emotions in what should be a delicate evocation of lost time.
On Tuesday, the director of the state Division of Elections, who works for Ms. Harris, had instructed the county that a manual recount was not authorized because there was no evidence of trouble with its voting machines.
Lawyers for the company have instructed managers at both plants on what steps to take if federal agents arrive at the plants with search warrants, internal company documents show.
He genuinely likes to shake hands, for instance, and has instructed his security detail to allow him more contact with dishevelled subway riders — inevitably, in his canned anecdotes, "big, hulking guys" — than they might otherwise be comfortable with.
More baffling than any of this is Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who for seven years has instructed New Yorkers almost daily on how to conduct themselves so as not to run afoul of his new, higher expectations for civility, not to mention his police department.
The shocking statistic is just one example of the recent "slowdown" in police activity implemented by officers unhappy with the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, over his apparent support for recent protests against perceived police brutality, especially against blacks and Latinos, and for saying he has instructed his biracial son to be careful around police.
But it is far easier to berate judges for doing what parliament has instructed, than have the courage to legislate themselves.
Davies, for Thurlbeck, said he had instructed Mulcaire to investigate the disappearance of Milly Dowler but had not given him a direct instruction to hack her phone.
Mr. Koch did not answer any of the questions; Ms. Tipograph answered for him that she had instructed Mr. Koch not to reply.
I can remember telling Steph that I would be coming off for blood as Dean had instructed; given my relationship with Dean Richards, it did not occur to me that this was something to discuss, let alone challenge.
She has taught swimming in the City University system for 46 years, including the past 22 years as a professor of health and physical education at John Jay, where she runs classes for the elderly and has instructed many city police officers and firefighters.
