But he bridles at any suggestion that his father provided any more concrete assistance, such as telling the labrador where to sniff.
And there were many marvelously worked out ideas, such as telling shifts of melodic emphasis to the left hand at times in the finale.
He did not roll out a new, snappy slogan – such as telling the audience that "we can't wait" to enact new laws.
That's why giving people new information about their travel – such as telling them it's unhealthy or polluting – does so little to change behaviour.
Its mission, to promote American agriculture, often stands in opposition to advice for healthy eating, such as telling people to eat less or to cut back on red meat.
Some of its methods would be legitimate in any democracy; some, such as telling people that a vote for the PRI is a condition for getting state handouts, would not.
Bejo's function was to upbraid the hero, often with no more than a disbelieving, deadpan look, whenever he made another gross cultural faux pas, such as telling the muezzin to "shut the fuck up!" during the call to prayer.
Once the data outputs from different sites had been standardised, he said, our computers would be able to offer increasingly sophisticated services such as telling us what to read in the morning.
Even more notably, Feinstein repeatedly argued that requiring even basic disclosure about the eavesdropping program - such as telling Americans how many of them are targeted by it - would, as she put it, "destroy the program".
Those who work for President Trump have developed a few strategies for holding on to their jobs, such as telling him what he wants to hear and showering him with praise.
