Example sentences of "[noun] aim at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Educators advocate a mental flexibility and independence , while teaching practice aims at transmission of knowledge and culture , traditions that are certified by authorities and not to be questioned … these factors result in a very great weakness of the exclusive reliance on text books and other such authoritative sources of information . |
| 2 | But the edict from Bernard Lapasset aimed at breaking-up and scattering England supporters to all corners of the Parc des Princes was plain barmy . |
| 3 | Therapy aimed at amelioration of these behaviours can reduce the risk of relapse ( Leff et al. 1982 , 1985 ) especially if combined with family-orientated problem-solving ( Falloon et al. 1982 ) . |
| 4 | GLOBETROTTER OFFERS GLOBESUPPORT REMOTE SUPPORT PROGRAMME AIMED AT SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS |
| 5 | Cupertino , California-based Globetrotter Software Inc , creator of Flexlm , the network licence manager , last week introduced GlobeSupport , a remote support programme aimed at software developers , which the company calls a new product category . |
| 6 | Such was the enthusiasm generated by the initial successes with the organochlorine insecticides like DDT , BHC and dieldrin that most of the malarious nations of the world , excepting those in tropical Africa , gladly joined in the eradication programme that the World Health Organisation ( WHO ) began in the late 1950s ; a programme aimed at eradication of the disease rather than the mosquitoes that carried it . |
| 7 | The arguments in favour of the provision of an outer bypass for Edinburgh , designed to a high standard , are so overwhelming that Lothian Regional Council is maintaining a continuing construction programme aimed at completion of the entire bypass by 1990 . |
| 8 | • Forming a secretaries ' club to offer discounts on meals , special interest events , wine-tastings , cookery demonstrations , sports days , hen nights etc. • Developing a Christmas programme aimed at office parties . |
| 9 | Similar provisions are contained in the Act to govern secondary action aimed at disruption of supply between any person and an associated employer of the employer party to the dispute where the goods or services are in substitution for goods or services which but for the dispute would have fallen to be supplied to or by the employer who is party to the dispute . |
| 10 | Finally , the Act aims at balance . |
| 11 | As part of an intensive campaign aimed at seat belt offences in June 1992 , infants have been specifically targeted and the responsibility of adults forcefully presented . |
| 12 | During her tour she attended a confidential 30-minute training session aimed at building self-confidence . |
| 13 | Investor in People ( IIP ) is a Government-sponsored initiative which demands that companies adopt a training philosophy aimed at quality , and allowing all employees to develop their full potential . |
| 14 | Three different test kits from Independance aimed at tap water ( £18.99 ) ; dry tab for tanks ( £39.69 ) and dry tab for ponds ( £41 ) . |
| 15 | The aim of this project is to sponsor and develop a series of workshops aimed at reporting , discussing and promoting the development of applied geographical information systems ( GIS ) in the academic and commercial worlds . |
| 16 | One investigation aimed at characterisation of this response showed that it differs in the various colonic segments , with the proximal ones displaying brisk and less sustained contractile activity than the distal ones . |
| 17 | There are plenty of good recent reviews aimed at research workers covering at least some of the issues I was starting to address . |
| 18 | Ironically , in the midst of the education controversy of 1902 , the Prime Minister , A. J. Balfour , who had known Thomas at Cambridge , singled him out amongst his opponents as ‘ a gentleman aiming at fairness ’ . |
| 19 | In addition it is developing a Skills Audit Service based upon APL and a special service aimed at Employment Training Managers . |
| 20 | In the reign of Alexis I the Ukrainian stimulus took full effect , and the Tsar himself eagerly supported a flurry of reforms aimed at intellectual and moral renovation . |
| 21 | The Scot is just one of several athletes aiming at world records , with Algeria 's Noureddine Morceli set to top the bill by running the fastest indoor mile in history . |
| 22 | If both partners aim at satisfaction of the other and of themselves , if both recognise that sex is not always at its peak of pleasure for both or either of them , if neither makes undue demands on partner or self ( while not imposing undue restrictions ) , if both can enjoy sexual congress free from circumstances which impose anxiety or guilt , little can go wrong . |
| 23 | Exhibition aimed at obscenity law change |
| 24 | Moreover , 70 per cent or more of a spray aimed at foliage can be lost in droplets falling to the soil , and deposits on plants may be washed down by rain . |
| 25 | Sony Tektronix Inc , the 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corp and the Beaverton , Oregon company , displayed two series of X-terminals : two models in the XP11 series , the 19 inch XP12 mod el , and the 17″ XP18 256-colour X-terminal , both low-end , low-price displays aimed at business applications ; and four models in the XP330 series , based on an R3000 RISC chip , designed as an X11.4 server in technical applications . |
| 26 | New Bioplast media CeraFoam and BioKern are ceramic and plastic media aimed at denitrification . |
| 27 | This is particularly the case for a Conservative government aiming at privatisation and the reduction in controls , an ample supply of land for private development , and the retention of land-use planning at the local level . |
| 28 | But add up the ledger : psychic terrorism aimed at party members , disruption and intimidation of opponents , elevation of politicial demagogues , hoodwinking of the public , and an ideology teetering between right and left , between provocative symbolism and head-spinning paranoia . |
| 29 | Many of the proposed measures are merely a continuation of existing developments aimed at fostering worker mobility within the Community , enhancing training provision and establishing common health and safety requirements . |
| 30 | It will also add the perspectives of the Inland Revenue and assess new policy developments aimed at control of evasion and regulation of avoidance . |