- guideline
- nounADJECTIVE▪ clear, good, helpful, practical, useful▪ basic (esp. AmE), broad, general, simple▪ comprehensive, detailed, explicit, specific▪ strict, stringent▪ draft, proposed▪ new, revised, updated▪ voluntary▪
A task force has formed to develop voluntary guidelines.
▪ recommended▪ formal, official▪ federal, government▪ international, national, state▪ planning (esp. BrE), safety, security▪ clinical, ethical, legal▪ sentencing▪The US Supreme Court is reviewing sentencing guidelines.
… OF GUIDELINES▪ set▪The organization has issued a set of guidelines for builders to follow.
VERB + GUIDELINE▪ develop▪ propose, recommend, suggest▪ draw up, establish, formulate, lay down (esp. BrE), lay out (esp. AmE), set out▪ accept, adopt, approve▪The following guidelines were approved in October 1995.
▪ give (sb), issue, offer (sb), provide (sb with), release▪The document gives clear guidelines on the use of pesticides.
▪ adhere to, apply, enforce, follow, implement, meet, stick to▪We have to follow the safety guidelines laid down by the government.
▪A number of deals have not met the guidelines.
▪ breach (esp. BrE), ignore, violate▪The minister is accused of allowing the company to breach guidelines on arms sales.
GUIDELINE + VERB▪ apply▪The same general guidelines on when to dress formally apply to both men and women.
▪ state sth▪ require sth▪The guidelines require this information to be made available to the public.
▪ recommend sth, suggest sth▪The guidelines recommend that children under 12 avoid these foods.
PREPOSITION▪ under guideline▪Under federal guidelines, they must serve at least five years in prison.
▪ within guideline▪Within clear guidelines, managers can use their budget to entertain clients.
▪ guideline about▪detailed guidelines for doctors about how to deal with difficult patients
▪ guideline for▪The article suggests some guidelines for healthy eating.
▪ guideline from▪guidelines from the Department of Education
▪ guideline on▪new EU guidelines on food hygiene
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
