Example sentences of "[noun] aimed at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ’ . |
| 3 | 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 " . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | Guitar magazines devote much of their space to equipment reviews that are , nine times out of ten , merely a plug for the manufacturer , when the magazine could be putting subscribers ' money to good use by running more informative and educational articles aimed at the musician eager for knowledge and not glossy adverts ! |
| 7 | If , as they themselves admitted , the Communists aimed at the supersession of the ILP , it was obviously dangerous and foolish to help them in their work . |
| 8 | 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 " . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ( 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 . ) |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Skill is a functional concept aimed at the understanding of how it is done without recourse to the detail of underlying physiological mechanisms . |
| 14 | Huxley 's answer was to stress the role of evolutionary morphology , the detailed study of organic structures aimed at the reconstruction of the links between the major living groups . |
| 15 | The alternative is massive retaliation by missiles aimed at the enemy 's cities , which will stay put . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Among its first acts in office , the new government , committed to sweeping economic reforms aimed at the introduction of a market-based economy , announced on Dec. 11 , 1989 , that Czechoslovakia was applying for membership of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) and the World Bank . |
| 19 | In addition to the gaudy and often poorly woven bazaar items aimed at the tourist market , there are a number of very attractive nomadic items being made by various , mainly Berber and Bedouin , tribesmen throughout North Africa . |
| 20 | With joy in their hearts , all Brothers paused wherever they were to recite an angelus of annihilation aimed at the Emperor 's enemies . |
| 21 | It is important that we do not altogether ignore videodiscs aimed at the consumer market . |
| 22 | That is the opinion of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation ( UNIDO ) which has teamed up with Apple , a leading American maker of microcomputers , to produce a package of programs aimed at the finance ministries of developing countries . |
| 23 | At the same time a balaclava-masked soldier rolled in through the window where the stun grenade had come from , his Kalashnikov automatic aimed at the dummy that stood by the opposite window . |
| 24 | A proper balance needs to be struck between essential protection for the public , and over-zealous and intrusive controls aimed at the elimination of all conceivable risk . |
| 25 | The criticisms will be studied closely by the Home Office , which has overseen an increase in British legislation aimed at the seizure of financial gains from crime , particularly drugs and terrorism . |
| 26 | You must move your forces most urgently from the Celje area … in order to concentrate for an attack aimed at the annihilation of this column . " |
| 27 | Head of Sport Dave Hill stood at Selhurst Park on Monday night , deafened by wolf-whistles and dinner invitations aimed at the dancing Sky Strikers , and remarked : ‘ The punters hate it , do n't they ? ’ |
| 28 | His powder-trail prose is composed of bleak trigger-finger sketches of gay oppression , with the barrel of his rage aimed at the heart of unseeing , uncaring Heterosoc . |
| 29 | During the battle between the two , which began an hour before sunset on 24 April 1778 off Kilroot Point near Carrickfergus , Jones kept his distance , disabling his opponent by cannon fire and pistol shots aimed at the crew until , resistance having ceased , a boarding party was sent across , to find the decks running with blood and rum — a keg , brought out prematurely to celebrate the expected victory , had been breached by a cannon ball — and the Drake was taken in tow . |
| 30 | The Washington Post of June 4 reported that beer bottles had that day been smashed at Beijing University , a gesture aimed at the country 's " elder statesman " leader , Deng Xiaoping , whose last name was a homonym for the words " little bottle " . |