Example sentences of "[noun] aim at the [adj] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level ’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation . |
| 4 | ‘ A Satanic conspiracy aimed at the total destruction of all that is good , pure and true ? ’ |
| 5 | The campaign aimed at the general population had been right at a time when there was ignorance about AIDS , she said . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Rory aimed at the small hole , pulled the trigger . |
| 8 | In the first such case in the UK , Leeds-based John Richardson Computers Ltd has successfully argued that copyright should protect the look and feel of a program ; the court decided that a plaintiff does not need to show source code has been copied to prove infringement , and that copying non-literal aspects of a program , such as structure and organisation , could well constitute infringement ; the company 's dispute arose with a former employee over rival applications aimed at the pharmaceutical industry ; in the past , copyright cases have dealt exclusively with copying of actual program code . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The centre was christened in July with an adult education summer school and a series of master classes aimed at the professional caterer and taught by Jermey 's Shanghai Institute of Tourism counterpart chef Xu Zhengcai , on his first visit to Britain , and Professor Dai Xin-Huan , his colleague and interpreter . |
| 11 | Today , very few European countries produce hand-knotted rugs , although many still make flatweaves — some mass-produced and some " one-off " items aimed at the interior design market . |
| 12 | ‘ Overall this is a paper aimed at the top 15 per cent of children . |
| 13 | Overall this is a paper aimed at the top 15 per cent of children . |
| 14 | Eldorado was supposed to be a new breed of Euro-soap aimed at the single Euro-market , promising ‘ sun , sex and sangria ’ — and more bikinis than Baywatch . |
| 15 | The Bill clearly belongs to a continuous line of Government action and legislation aimed at the so-called ultimate privatisation of British Coal . |
| 16 | Twenty-nine people including members of the Camorra ( Neapolitan Mafia ) and of the dominant Corleonese clan of the Sicilian Mafia were arrested in Italy on Sept. 28 as part of a massive international drugs operation aimed at the Colombian drug cartels and the US and Italian Mafia . |
| 17 | There existed other newspapers aimed at the European market , such as the daily Tanganyika Opinion and the weekly Tanganyika Advertiser , but their circulations were low and they mostly disappeared long before independence . |
| 18 | Sun Microsystems Inc is quietly working up its own handheld communicating computer effort aimed at the mass market , according to the New York Times . |
| 19 | Repertoire is a complete invoicing and stock control program aimed at the small business and will run on virtually any PC compatible machine with any DOS from 3.2 upwards . |
| 20 | A shot aimed at the right side of the green has every chance of landing in the bunkers . |
| 21 | TYNDALL , the fund manager , has released a high interest cheque account aimed at the upper end of the market . |
| 22 | The release of the prisoners , which had been widely anticipated following the successful visit of a joint Liberal Democratic Party and Japan Socialist Party delegation to North Korea in September , was interpreted as an important gesture of conciliation and as a means of clearing the way for further talks aimed at the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries . |
| 23 | Evans & Sutherland is also expected this week to announce similar OGI-compliant graphics software aimed at the high-end graphics market . |
| 24 | So where does that leave a privatised Post Office , particularly with its range of fancy commemorative stamps aimed at the philatelic market , each with its tiny silhouette of the Queen in the corner ? |
| 25 | It also mentions encouraging practices to offer services aimed at the primary prevention of mental illness ( for example , counselling services , self help groups , and stress and anxiety management groups ) . |
| 26 | In the special election to complete Heinz 's term , his platform had emphasized the need to switch from social programmes aimed at the poor to programmes offering something to average non-affluent US citizens , especially on health care ; to cut middle class taxes ; to boost unemployment benefits ; and to protect jobs from low-wage Mexico 's competition ( a reference to the North American Free Trade Agreement currently in the final stages of negotiation ) . |
| 27 | Western statesmen have accused the USSR of intending to turn this country into a forward military base aimed at the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean . |
| 28 | The Woodcliffe , New Jersey-based Ascom Timeplex Inc subsidiary of Ascom Holding AG , Berne , Switzerland , last week launched a series of products aimed at the corporate networking market . |
| 29 | An assembly of nine essays aimed at the informed specialist , on aspects of Ruskin 's links with tradition . |
| 30 | Three levels were in fact aimed at the professional level , the technician level , and the support ( ie accountants , lawyers , secretaries etc ) . |