Example sentences of "aim at the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there are numerous ‘ science centres ’ the world over , generally having no collections of relics or precious objects , but dealing instead with ‘ hands-on ’ experience and aiming at the lively presentation of ideas in preference to artifacts . |
| 2 | Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel , aiming at the broadest part of the deer 's neck . |
| 3 | Honda is also producing its own version with a different body design and they 're both aiming at the same end of the market . |
| 4 | It is also reflected in Tillich 's rejection of the superficial approach to religion which sees value in every religious tradition apart from one 's own , and in his rejection of the kind of approach that aims at the complete synthesis of all particular religions into one all-embracing whole . |
| 5 | The Working Party on Internal Migration in Britain , which was set up by the Institute of British Geographers in l988 , aims at the better understanding of the patterns , causes and implications of migration in Britain . |
| 6 | The empirical evaluation of teaching/learning activities does not aim at the exact specification of causes but at increased awareness of different factors which bear upon the learning process in particular classrooms . |
| 7 | Simultaneously , it aimed at the permanent reduction of inflation rates in the EC as the means of promoting price predictability . |
| 8 | ‘ A Satanic conspiracy aimed at the total destruction of all that is good , pure and true ? ’ |
| 9 | Although this disk is primarily aimed at the professional market like advertising agencies , broadcasters and newspapers it could also prove invaluable research material for schools , colleges , and local theatre groups . |
| 10 | It also mentions encouraging practices to offer services aimed at the primary prevention of mental illness ( for example , counselling services , self help groups , and stress and anxiety management groups ) . |
| 11 | One main street , set roughly at right angles , ran north and south from it ; its northern arm , possibly Flavian in date , aimed at the southern end of the modern High Street where the south gate of the fortified centre was probably later established ; a slight shift towards the west in its alignment in the late second century may have coincided with the construction of the first defences . |
| 12 | It is aimed at the political section within that community . |
| 13 | TYNDALL , the fund manager , has released a high interest cheque account aimed at the upper end of the market . |
| 14 | Although some developers provide low cost or rented housing within their schemes , the majority of housing is aimed at the upper end of the market thus setting in motion a house price spiral which effectively freezes the locals out of home ownership . |
| 15 | A shot aimed at the right side of the green has every chance of landing in the bunkers . |
| 16 | Research then focusses on access to the public housing sector , in order to reveal whether the role of the state was less direct ( specifically aimed at the Caribbean population through the migration agency ) than indirect ( through the role of employers and the general involvement of the state in housing provision ) . |
| 17 | The release of the prisoners , which had been widely anticipated following the successful visit of a joint Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Socialist Party delegation to North Korea in September , was interpreted as an important gesture of conciliation and as a means of clearing the way for further talks aimed at the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 18 | He accepted [ 1991 ] 3 W.L.R. 857 , 863B–C that neither section 6(2) nor section 61(1) gave power to order the payment of compensation for loss , and agreed , at p. 864A , that both section 6(2) and section 61(1) were aimed at the statutory rescission of unlawful transactions . |
| 19 | But until very recently systems were generally aimed at the top end of the market , and the cost was high enough to make acquisition a major undertaking . |
| 20 | He was establishing a pattern of behaviour that with minimal alterations was to become essential to his habitual well-being : long walks with a selected companion , in place of the organized games and sports of boyhood and middle-school days ; the acquisition of semi-rural skills — fishing , bird nesting , skinning pelts , skilful carpentry , well-arranged collecting of eggs and butterflies and specimens ; and , always , the adventure of trespass and unusual exploration that was , in some frenetic way , aimed at the rapid expansion of suburban villa London into older , more rural surrounding communities . |
| 21 | Held in Villa Grimaldi building , once a torture centre where many Chilean disappeared prisoners were detained under Gen. Augusto Pinochet " s 1973-90 military regime , the meeting ended on Nov. 11 with the decision to create a " network for life " throughout Latin America , aimed at the rapid denunciation of cases of disappearance whenever they occurred , and at the achievement of international legislation declaring the repressive practice a crime against humanity . |
| 22 | The other new launches planned were Sunday Today and Sunday Sport — neither aimed at the same sort of readers . |
| 23 | It only brought its colourful range of clothing ( aimed at the younger end of the ladies fashion market ) to Britain in December 1990 . |
| 24 | Fresco is really aimed at the next generation of object applications which will actually use large numbers of objects . |