Example sentences of "are designed [verb] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A large agrarian reform and related regional development programmes are designed to reincorporate the low income rural population as producers , consumers and participants in a more democratic social system .
2 The course units are designed to reflect the multidisciplinary basis of the course , and to encourage the integration of theoretical and practical aspects of a subject .
3 The reforms are designed to reverse the drastic decline in the Party 's support .
4 Such policies are designed to promote the efficient allocation of resources through the encouragement of competition , which is seen as the active progenitor of economic efficiency and welfare .
5 The measures are designed to halt the sharp decline in shark populations caused by overfishing in recent years .
6 The other class of devices are designed to detect the relative movement of freely suspended massive blocks .
7 It has made an environment assessment , and its proposals are designed to enhance the environmental interest of the area .
8 The restrictions on trading are designed to limit the potential impact of the options market on the stock market .
9 VERs are designed to protect the domestic car industry , but critics argue that consumers suffer , as some are prevented from buying the car of their choice , and that the prices of Japanese cars are higher than they would otherwise have been , thus raising Japanese profit margins ( ie profit per car sold ) .
10 They are designed to work the various muscle groups from slightly different angles , and will enable you to vary your routines according to your requirements .
11 The questions , to the Trade and Industry Secretary , Mr Nicholas Ridley , are designed to establish the full cost to the taxpayer of the Rover deal .
12 Test procedures are designed to provide the desired information in the shortest possible time .
13 My hunch is that these two popular myths of management — which are both drawn from previous experience and make the contemporary experience of the manager — are designed to mediate the rational model both to the manager himself and others so that it is more human .
14 The two objectives are designed to achieve the same end .
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