Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] aimed at the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A mix of short term policy oriented research and longer term projects aimed at the development of theory is pursued , which reflects the Centre 's intention to promote contacts between researchers and those more directly involved in policy and practice .
2 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 " .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 Mr Greene claimed that in Britain campaigns aimed at the population as a whole had been shown to have been a waste of money and there had been a change of policy to target the high-risk groups such as homosexuals and intravenous drug users .
6 However , the social security system has played a central role in these processes as an element of government economic management , particularly where it has been used to support employment policies aimed at the exclusion of increasing numbers of older people from the labour market .
7 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 .
8 Work on new graphics , reporting and integration tools aimed at the EIS market is underway , but the firm is steering clear of application development per se for the time being .
9 Work on new graphics , reporting and integration tools aimed at the executive information systems market is under way , but the firm is steering clear of application development per se for the time being .
10 It was a prestige production aimed at the West End .
11 Overall , Sun is putting in place commercial software tools aimed at the development of new client/server applications , the cross-development of hosted applications and the migration of existing applications .
12 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 ? ’
13 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 .
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