Example sentences of "aim [adv] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It aims more at political and peaceful penetration than at profit . |
| 2 | ‘ A Story in an Almost Classic Mode ’ aims both at analytical biography and , as its title implies , at something grander and more generalised . |
| 3 | But they will be quick to point out to ministers that ‘ helping the poorest ’ can often lead to poverty and unemployment traps , as any state benefit aimed just at low-income households will discourage them from earning more or getting a job if it is withdrawn as soon as they do so . |
| 4 | According to James River , Esix 2.0 is a character-based implementation of Unix System Laboratories SVR 4.2 MP aimed predominately at small businesses . |
| 5 | She 's a very wired missile aimed clearly at strategic targets . |
| 6 | Reduce the incidence of drug misuse through strategies aimed particularly at young people . |
| 7 | The Building Appeal — aimed primarily at corporate and non-Somervillian donors — is financing the new Dorothy Hodgkin Quad and Margaret Thatcher Conference Centre . |
| 8 | ‘ It would seem the people of Middlesbrough are about to lose a valuable free open space for the sake of an enterprise aimed primarily at commercial profit rather than providing a sports facility , ’ she said . |
| 9 | While MP for Pembroke boroughs from 1695 to 1702 ( he was to sit again , for Haverfordwest , 1718–22 ) , he was responsible for the introduction of several legislative measures to suppress ‘ vice and profaneness ’ , notably the Blasphemy Act of 1698 , aimed principally at anti-trinitarian heretics , and the ill-fated ‘ immorality ’ bill the following year , originally designed to tighten the laws against prostitution , but injudiciously extended to make adultery itself a misdemeanour , and for this reason rejected by Parliament as impracticable . |
| 10 | This approach seems to be consistent with UK post-war experience since policy-makers have tended to concentrate their attention upon the more short-term objectives rather than on strategies aimed specifically at longer-term growth . |
| 11 | Accountancy Television has started a monthly video service , Professional Focus , aimed specifically at practising firms ' training requirements . |
| 12 | Please note that courses aimed specifically at overseas students should be included , but it should be indicated what group they are intended for . |
| 13 | In the French uplands , agriculture and nature conservation are not significantly in conflict though this is not a result of policies aimed specifically at conservation objectives . |
| 14 | John Roberts , the company 's chief executive , said he expected ‘ tens of thousands ’ of customers to benefit from the new tariff , which is aimed predominantly at low income families . |
| 15 | From the start of the fourth round of negotiations the Palestinian strategy was aimed largely at halting settlements in the territories . |
| 16 | But the latest thinking in Washington appears to be aimed more at foreign companies which penetrate the US market ( and evade US taxes ) by charging false prices on captive supplies from their overseas parents , and that seems to apply to Japanese companies , rather than European ones . |
| 17 | The scheme would be aimed mainly at sitting tenants and could double the number of people who had bought council houses in Darlington . |
| 18 | The sale was aimed particularly at small investors in accordance with the government 's commitment to wider share-ownership and was preceded by heavy advertising . |
| 19 | Some respondents appear to have answered question 4–9 as if the proposals were aimed exclusively at sole practitioners . |
| 20 | Aimed principally at upper school pupils of all abilities , the new clusters will group together existing SCOTVEC modules , and will be compatible with Standard Grades , Highers and the new general Scottish Vocational Qualifications . |
| 21 | This was sparked off by a federal Collective State Presidency order on Jan. 9 , apparently aimed principally at republican-controlled forces in Slovenia and Croatia , which required that all " unauthorized " armed units should surrender their arms within 10 days to the JNA . |
| 22 | Aimed primarily at self-service outlets , the units are available in three sizes — 1200 , 1500 and 1800 mm in length — with each unit comprising a display area of three glass shelves and a display well which are chilled by recirculating blown air . |
| 23 | This approach would have to be aimed primarily at general practice . |
| 24 | Exactly and er we are buying er a two seat version of this aeroplane er our two seat version is aimed primarily at operational training but er we have examined er time and again whether we believe the er the integration of the avionics which is possible in this aeroplane and which is planned for this aeroplane er is going to be able to reduce the pilot work load to such an extent that one man can comfortably do the job and we have arrived at the conclusion that he most certainly can . |
| 25 | The conference is aimed primarily at public and private sector full-time trade union officials and senior lay trade union representatives . |
| 26 | It is aimed primarily at local authority members and officers who have not as yet been closely involved in European Community issues but who recognise that 1992 will bring important changes of policy and practice . |
| 27 | In the event , his speech was aimed primarily at reassuring Conservatives , and secondarily at mollifying markets . |
| 28 | The work of the Centre will be aimed specifically at developing ways of establishing and measuring outcomes with the aim of clarifying the results of particular policies and practices . |
| 29 | In contrast , medium-sized firms in particular thought the requirement should be aimed specifically at sole practitioners and firms in breach . |