Example sentences of "[conj] aim at [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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1 | On Sept. 13 the government approved a new economic plan presented by Finance Minister Moda'i and aimed at financing the massive influx of Soviet Jewish immigrants to Israel . |
2 | This is an instructional tape which illustrates the actual technique of hand knitting in a slow and clear format which is easy to follow and aimed at teaching the beginner to master the basic techniques . |
3 | This is a new examination to be taken alongside A levels , involving about half the work of an A level , and aimed at broadening the curriculum . |
4 | These arguments were directed against the corrupting accumulation of astounding wealth by private individuals , and aimed at bolstering the prestige of Rome as the most powerful state in the Mediterranean world . |
5 | Describing the attacks as contrary to the spirit of the talks and aimed at bolstering the guerrillas ' bargaining position , ministers also criticized the holding of discussions on the Colombian peace process in the Costa Rican capital San José on Nov. 17-18 , chaired by former Costa Rican President , Oscar Arias . |
6 | It was in 1688 that he became a leader of the seven bishops , including Archbishop Sancroft of Canterbury , who refused to ‘ make themselves parties ’ to the two Declarations of Indulgence issued by James II and aimed at giving the Nation a greater degree of religious tolerance , thus taking some of the pressure off the Roman Catholics . |
7 | Supervision should be rigid and aimed at reproducing the style and level typical of normal operations . |
8 | The reasoning is not aimed at supporting a positive argument : it is negative and adversarial , and aimed at rejecting the arguments of other scholars and at excluding evidence that can not easily be accommodated into a unilinear historical canon . |
9 | Queen Margaret College yesterday announced plans for a major expansion on to a new campus , costing up to £10 million and aimed at carrying the former domestic science school to the size required for university status . |