Example sentences of "[noun] aim at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the continued indifference of the Labour Party the Communists had made many concessions aimed at attracting support from Labour members . |
| 2 | Two books aimed at developing language skills through presentation and discussion of thought-provoking topics . |
| 3 | So far as the latter are concerned it is evident that the movements aiming at national unification or national independence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have arisen in circumstances very different from those which prevailed when the first nation states were created . |
| 4 | The motion asks the C E C to initiate a campaign aimed at changing legislation , giving workers the right to refuse to accept changes to previous agreed contracts . |
| 5 | The latter part of 1992 will see the development of a ‘ Steady as You Go ’ campaign aimed at elderly bus users . |
| 6 | In the run up , DEC will put in place a campaign aimed at independent software vendors , OEMs and other technology partners which will stress the ability to run the catalogue of Unix SVR4 applications on the personality , plus OSF/1 software , from within the same environment . |
| 7 | Status : Regional grouping aimed at co-ordinating legislation on economic , social , cultural , scientific and legal concerns . |
| 8 | Status : Regional grouping aimed at co-ordinating legislation on economic , social , cultural , scientific and legal concerns . |
| 9 | South Korea , Japan , China and the Soviet Union have agreed to form a regional environmental co-operation committee aimed at limiting waste disposal , preventing accidents , and preserving marine life . |
| 10 | The consequence is that merger bids aimed at improving performance will tend to fail . |
| 11 | Karate Kids is a ‘ -minute AIDS education cartoon aimed at Third World street kids . |
| 12 | Karate Kids is a ‘ -minute AIDS education cartoon aimed at Third World street kids . |
| 13 | ‘ There 's a body of work aimed at non-problematic representation , ’ Giannaris explains , ‘ the genre of ‘ coming out ’ films . |
| 14 | HOLIDAYMAKERS could face average price rises of 10 per cent if a proposed EC directive aimed at increasing consumer protection is implemented , the Director of the Association of British Travel Agents warned yesterday , writes Patricia Wynn Davies . |
| 15 | He 's been presenting awards aimed at encouraging safety at work , a challenge taken up in Oxfordshire 's old folks homes . |
| 16 | In the main , the UKCC 's proposals had two principal elements : a package of education and training reforms , and a package aimed at improving manpower supply and retention . |
| 17 | On Oct. 27 Reggie Hadebe , deputy regional chair of the ANC , was killed in an ambush as he left a meeting aimed at restoring peace in the region . |
| 18 | Surely , speakers and writers aiming at optimal relevance would formulate their utterances in a way that guaranteed the intended interpretation in the first place . |
| 19 | Plumb ( 1983 : 289–315 ) and Forty ( 1986 : 63–91 ) document the rise of goods aimed at specific consumer groups such as children , later developed as youth groups demanding particular age-based products . |
| 20 | Several resolutions aimed at co-ordinating research were adopted , including : the formation of a European information bank , a research programme into mountain forests , a European information bank and an invitation to research institutes to contribute to a study of forest ecosystems at a European reserve . |
| 21 | It should neither be surprising nor intriguing that many European countries , as well as Israel , have viewed recent efforts aimed at German unification with scepticism and concern . |
| 22 | In the United Kingdom it took the form of productivity deals aimed at eroding shopfloor control over working practices . |
| 23 | New regulations aimed at preserving wildlife and natural resources have been imposed on the fishing industry in the South Atlantic . |
| 24 | Japan also agreed to intensify the enforcement of its existing anti-monopoly legislation , to introduce tax reforms aimed at encouraging property development , and to increase spending on housing and public works , in an effort to increase Japanese domestic demand . |
| 25 | By Jane Croft A PIONEERING course at Liverpool University aims at improving race relations throughout Britain . |
| 26 | The Council " notes that there is a wide recognition of the need to extend or define the Community 's competence in specific areas " , among them : " the social dimension , including the need for social dialogue ; economic and social cohesion among the member states ; improved protection of the environment in order to ensure sustainable growth ; the health sector and in particular the combating of major diseases ; a research effort commensurate with the development of the Community 's competitive capacity ; an energy policy aiming at greater security and efficiency , bearing in mind also co-operation in the whole of Europe [ a Dutch proposal ] ; providing the Community with major infrastructures , allowing also the completion of a trans-European network ; safeguarding the diversity of the European heritage and promoting cultural exchanges and education … " |
| 27 | In his first interview as Prime Minister on July 25 , Jasray stressed that his administration 's first priority would be to implement a policy aimed at halting production decline and economic recession . |
| 28 | I 'd never heard of Knudsen until earlier this morning when I was somewhere over the North Sea on my way from England and I happened to open a magazine aimed at Nordic Airport passengers . |
| 29 | In the wake of last September 's humiliation on the foreign exchanges , ministers took to claiming that their release from the disciplines of the Exchange Rate Mechanism afforded a happy opportunity to pursue a fresh strategy aimed at economic recovery and the creation of jobs . |
| 30 | A guide aimed at improving training within the Scottish tourism industry was launched by the Scottish Tourist Board and Highlands and Islands Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise . |