Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] aimed at [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Accordingly , variations in government spending and taxation might provide the best avenue for policies aimed at controlling the level of national income . |
| 2 | Douglas Hurd , the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary , visited Hong Kong and China on April 2-9 for discussions aimed at settling the ongoing conflict between China and the Hong Kong government over the latter 's plan to build a new airport and port complex [ see p. 37961 ] . |
| 3 | Energy Ministers from 21 countries , meeting as the governing board of the International Energy Agency , agreed on May 30 , 1989 , on a range of policies aimed at curbing the greenhouse effect . |
| 4 | Physical distribution is a term covering a set of activities aimed at achieving the physical movement of goods from supplier to consumer . |
| 5 | His report , which received Security Council approval , included a number of proposals aimed at bringing a peaceful transition to multiracial democracy . |
| 6 | Some employers may not run courses for groups of returners but instead offer to help you plan a personal programme of study aimed at satisfying the same requirements . |
| 7 | When the late Shah 's father ( Reza Shah Pahlavi ) came to power in 1924 he began a programme of sponsorship aimed at elevating the Persian rug industry to levels of excellence that had not been seen since the Golden Age of the 16th and 17th centuries . |
| 8 | Jazz at Ronnie Scott 's , Selwyn Price already has an established reputation for his photowork images of ‘ world ’ music and has now produced a body of work aimed at capturing the energy and essence of live jazz at its best ( until 22 Mar ) . |
| 9 | He pursued a programme of reform aimed at strengthening the regime and the Tokugawa 's position within it , but was unable to stem the hostile tide . |
| 10 | Assertiveness training is a structured form of intervention aimed at improving the effectiveness of our communication style . |
| 11 | It is the latest in a series of studies aimed at determining the cause of especially poor health statistics in parts of the North-East . |
| 12 | The questionnaire for the survey began with a few brief factual questions about personal details , and a second , more important part of the schedule contained batteries of questions aimed at measuring an individual 's standing on the scales mentioned earlier . |
| 13 | From I87 1 the Japanese government made a series of moves aimed at incorporating the islands into the national administrative framework , but these unilateral steps were strongly contested by the Chinese , who also claimed suzerainty . |
| 14 | According to a report in the Bangkok Post of Sept. 19 the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the Cambodian conflict and normalizing relations . |
| 15 | In a programme which offers large potential cost savings to Nuclear Electric , we performed a series of tests aimed at strengthening the existing safety case for AGR fuel routes . |
| 16 | They agreed on a timetable of negotiations aimed at limiting the strength of their armed forces and involving regular meetings of a Central American Security Commission , which would supervise the preparing of an inventory of each country 's weapons and troops , and would establish the limits or restrictions on the size of regional armies . |
| 17 | In an effort to meet the terms set by the World Bank in June 1989 for the granting of a US$150,000,000 structural adjustment loan , the government agreed to a number of measures aimed at restructuring the banking , state and agricultural sectors . |
| 18 | Economic reform under the Sharif government consisted primarily of measures aimed at deregulating the economy and introducing a systematic programme of privatization [ see p. 38538 ] . |
| 19 | However , schemes are beginning to be implemented within large district hospitals as part of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care in A&E departments . |
| 20 | The latest round of talks aimed at achieving a consensus on the UN peace plan for Cambodia took place in Paris on Dec. 21-22 [ see p. 37858 for finalization of peace plan at a meeting in Paris in late November ] . |
| 21 | After the breakdown in December 1989 of talks aimed at ending the civil war in southern Sudan [ see p. 37114 ] , fighting broke out afresh in January , with the rebel Sudanese People 's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) claiming several victories in Eastern Equatorial province . |
| 22 | The researcher , Dr John R. Darsee , was found to have fabricated research data during studies aimed at assessing the effectiveness of drugs in limiting damage to the heart muscle after a heart attack . |
| 23 | UP TO 15,000 Scottish benefit claimants would lose entitlement to free legal aid in civil cases under rules aimed at saving the Government up to £8 million . |
| 24 | Patients suffering from skin cancer are to be asked to take part in research aimed at proving a link between the disease and the radioactive gas radon . |
| 25 | Few , certainly , espoused revolutionary ideas in 1931 ; the party 's immediate task , it was generally agreed , was to press for legislation aimed at assisting the working class and , in particular , the impoverished landless labourers of the south . |
| 26 | More than half of the questionnaire was devoted to questions aimed at understanding the psychological and sociological mechanisms in risk taking . |
| 27 | All human behaviour may be characterised as being subject to drives aimed at achieving a goal in order to satisfy a need . |
| 28 | Chedli Klibi visited Kuwait on July 20-21 for talks aimed at calming the rapidly escalating situation . |
| 29 | General Mikhail Moiseev , the Soviet chief of staff , visited Washington this week for talks aimed at narrowing the difference between the two sides . |
| 30 | Mr Cyrus Vance , United Nations special envoy , arrived in Belgrade yesterday for talks aimed at solving the Bosnian conflict . |