Example sentences of "[noun sg] aim at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody could expect you to think up anything as stupid as a dumb movie actress aiming at the front page . ’ |
| 2 | The 1992 programme aims at the improvement of resource allocation in the Community through the removal of barriers to the movement of goods , services , capital and labour . |
| 3 | Thirdly , the Labour party 's support for the social action programme of the social charter and for a minimum wage represents a political double-barrelled shotgun aimed at the working population , particularly those in lower-paid jobs . |
| 4 | World War II brought many new urgent needs such as anti-malarials , antiseptics and in particular participation in secret inter-allied research aimed at the synthesis of penicillin . |
| 5 | Indeed the Department of the Environment issued in 1976 a code of practice aimed at the prevention and abatement of smells from animal wastes which states that ‘ in any proceedings brought because of an alleged odour nuisance it may be a relevant consideration if the company has adhered to the code of practice to the best of its ability ’ . |
| 6 | A new periodical , Profil , was first published in July 1989 , claiming to be the first opposition periodical aimed at the establishment of " an independent forum of thought " . |
| 7 | The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level ’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation . |
| 8 | ‘ A Satanic conspiracy aimed at the total destruction of all that is good , pure and true ? ’ |
| 9 | They want to replace ineffective reaction to the symptoms of trouble with positive action aimed at the roots of the problem . |
| 10 | The campaign aimed at the general population had been right at a time when there was ignorance about AIDS , she said . |
| 11 | The Authority , which has recently renamed itself AEA Technology in an attempt to market its skills in the private sector , is launching an intense campaign aimed at the government , the Labour Party and respective energy advisers . |
| 12 | In an interview for L'Humanité published on 5 April Karmal rejected ‘ any plan aimed at the adoption of decisions in our stead ’ , including efforts ‘ to bind us to a so-called ‘ neutralisation ’ , which represents in fact only one of the forms of neo-colonialism ’ . |
| 13 | Although the faculty-based approach was retained , the scope of the activity was limited by stressing a group ‘ objectives-setting ’ exercise aimed at the forthcoming year . |
| 14 | Yoghurt Muesli is a unique product with a crisp bite aimed at the many consumers who eat yoghurt with muesli . |
| 15 | On the Havana seafront several thousand citizens fired blank cartridges , arrows and catapults out to sea in a symbolic gesture of defiance aimed at the USA . |
| 16 | In the Western media the University unrest was given prominent and extensive coverage , although it appeared to amount to little more than a mass bout of bottle throwing , which was nevertheless an act of political defiance aimed at the country 's " elder statesman " leader , Deng Xiaoping , whose last name was a homonym for the words " little bottle " . |
| 17 | It has been suggested that the story was originally a parable aimed at the Pharisees , which is , in Mark , out of context . |
| 18 | Even where he does show an interest in ‘ education ’ it is , as we have seen , only as a preventive device aimed at the public at large . |
| 19 | ( It should also be noted that the EC has announced plans to promulgate a directive aimed at the regulation of the conduct of takeovers and mergers throughout the Community . ) |
| 20 | He described the Budget package aimed at the unemployed as ‘ desperately disappointing ’ , and attacked as totally appalling the decision to increase VAT on domestic fuel . |
| 21 | The operator will keep this beam aimed at the target while the missile , which has sensitive detectors at its back end , will steer down the centre of the beam . |
| 22 | A self-proclaimed poineer and the ‘ first man to go the whole hog ’ with his business , the Wild Boar Company , he was all for setting the strictest standards of breeds , offering a product aimed at the ‘ luxury end ’ of the market . |
| 23 | IBM Corp has won 88000 RISC aficionado , Harris Corp , for the PowerPC RISC IBM is developing with Motorola Inc and Apple Computer Inc as part of an alliance aimed at the US Federal market . |
| 24 | The Bodyline War was also being featured overseas , the Americans equating it with the ‘ bean ball ’ in baseball — a ball aimed at the opponent 's head . |
| 25 | Skill is a functional concept aimed at the understanding of how it is done without recourse to the detail of underlying physiological mechanisms . |
| 26 | The occupational health centre is in the central office block and provides an occupational health service aimed at the prevention of illness and injury at work — and can provide immediate treatment . |
| 27 | This is an effective scooping block that curls under a kick aimed at the mid-section of the body and throws it to the side . |
| 28 | With joy in their hearts , all Brothers paused wherever they were to recite an angelus of annihilation aimed at the Emperor 's enemies . |
| 29 | It is quite a different matter to produce a weekly or daily paper aimed at the widest possible audience , with the aim of informing it about national and local , as well as African and international , news . |
| 30 | ‘ Overall this is a paper aimed at the top 15 per cent of children . |