Example sentences of "the [noun] [be] aimed at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The foot is aimed at the face of the opponent and the kicking leg is bent at the knee in a snap motion down across the opponent 's face . |
| 2 | The study is aimed at the victims of maturity diabetes , which affects 600,000 people in Britain , and will try to find ways of preventing or delaying the disease . |
| 3 | Stock options are not much use as incentives if the price at which they are exercisable is dauntingly out of reach , so IBM Corp is offering a new stock option plan for mid-to-senior level executives — chairman Louis Gerstner offered the plan due to concern ‘ about keeping managers at IBM and motivated ’ : the plan is aimed at the tier of about 1,200 managers just below the most senior level , will offer new options for old ones that were exercisable at prices ranging from $89 to $169 ; the new options are exercisable at $47.88 , and managers will have to swap anywhere from 2.5 to 10 old options for one new one , depending on the original option price ; the options are exercisable after two years and the price must rise 50% above the $47.88 level to $71.82 and stay there for 30 days ; only 50% of the options can be exercised the first year , and 25% for each year after , but the terms do not look particularly attractive . |
| 4 | Of course , other sessions running in parallel on the days are aimed at the specialists in the industry and the ability of such people to gather is another important aspect of the event . |
| 5 | Although shops were wrecked in the attack , it is now clear that the bomb was aimed at the security forces rather than commercial properties . |
| 6 | The company claims the machines are aimed at the bulk-buy corporate market , schools and home buyers . |
| 7 | The attack was aimed at the motor vehicle . |
| 8 | After all , the UN is a public body and though the message is aimed at the individual , public media encourage a connection with global identity . |
| 9 | SNI says the box is aimed at the very high-end of the PC market where low-end Unix RISC technology is positioned . |
| 10 | No , the image is aimed at the most vulnerable . |