instructive
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The Japanese prime minister’s resilience in the face of Chinese pressure could also be instructive to so-called middle powers that are searching for a way to parry pressure from both China and the U.S.
The experiences of two others—Miller and Martin—may be more instructive because they illustrate how a Fed chair can disappoint a president even when inflation isn’t the reason.
An instructive Salon piece from a decade ago reveals the film’s designer dressed him to be “a young girl’s dream of a pop star.”
From Salon
As geopolitical tensions ratchet ever higher, it may be instructive to look at just how exposed U.S. markets are to foreign investors.
From MarketWatch
It’s a good definition for what novelists should do, but it’s hardly instructive.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
