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to the letter



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Idioms and Phrases

Precisely, as in If you follow the directions to the letter, you can't go wrong. Letter here refers to the exact terms of some statement. [c. 1800]
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In response to the letter, a government spokesperson said the Bill will represent "the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation, and our measures already have strong support amongst business and the public".

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Responding to the letter, the board said it understood about 10% of its members were signatories "and potentially others would associate themselves" with its message.

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Department of Education on Monday did not provide a response to the letter sent to California school districts by state education officials.

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The review will take place both in Washington DC, and at US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, according to the letter.

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I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.

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