Example sentences of "[verb] at [verb] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It identifies a number of key areas which Prof Friel believes need to be looked at including an integrated development plan , improved hotel accommodation , the development of the waterfront , the creation of jobs and a marketing and tourism strategy for the city . |
| 2 | ‘ It is just one of a number of sites which we are looking at to formulate an extended park and ride system , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The summit also agreed to aim at completing an ambitious co-operation agreement with the new government in East Germany before the middle of next year . |
| 4 | This may be contrasted with the second type , the " attitude survey " , which aims at producing an accurate picture of people 's attitudes as a guide to their likely behaviour . |
| 5 | In order to maintain health , both personal and public , much energy has to be directed at maintaining an external environment which is as safe as possible , not only for the present but for future generations to inherit . |
| 6 | This was aimed at establishing an industrial site requiring close access to import/export facilities . |
| 7 | The offer from the Anglo-Swedish consortium formed by Tiphook and Stena AB is the subject of an appeal in the Bermudan courts which is aimed at overturning an earlier ruling allowing SeaCo to proceed with its ‘ poison pill ’ defence . |
| 8 | Zvornik was the latest town to fall in a Serb offensive apparently aimed at securing an ethnic state incorporating more than 60 per cent of Bosnia 's territory . |
| 9 | The restrictive financial policy would be aimed at ensuring an elementary degree of monetary stability and creating the basis for further steps in liberalizing prices , the exchange rate and foreign trade . |