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

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1 These proposals are aimed at providing the public with more reassurances than are provided at the present time as to whether boards of directors have fulfilled their stewardship responsibilities .
2 Other chlorine release agents : Commercial formulations are aimed at providing the performance advantages of hypochlorites while reducing the number of disadvantages .
3 Attractive brochures illustrating all the additional facilities of the hotel , such as coffee bars , discos , saunas , swimming pools , tennis courts , golf courses , bars and restaurants are aimed at attracting the family .
4 Russian colonial policies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were aimed at maximizing the income of the state by the subjection of aboriginal peoples to fur tribute .
5 The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio .
6 The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio .
7 Current efforts are aimed at finalising the gas price and sales contracts and gaining approval for the field 's development plan .
8 He said that the government 's actions were aimed at bringing the two states closer and promoting integration .
9 All these moves are aimed at beating the stress which can weaken new stock and make them more susceptible to the other little problems of a new tank .
10 The Corporate Partnership Seminars are aimed at giving the business community a first hand insight into the role the Partnership will play in the promotion of the region and exactly how it intends to operate .
11 The committee says its measures are aimed at protecting the privacy of ordinary people who come into contact with the press as well as being targeted at recent revelations in tapes involving the Royal Family .
12 Primary or public health standards were aimed at protecting the most susceptible part of the population from adverse effects , with an adequate margin of safety being included , while the more stringent secondary standards were aimed at protecting public welfare , such as damage to vegetation , wildlife , materials , and so on .
13 The services are aimed at reducing the risks of Legionnaires ' Disease and Sick Building Syndrome and are supported by the Group 's specialist knowledge of the ways in which regular maintenance can prevent contamination of water and ventilation systems .
14 The Praesidium , headed by President Gorbachev , said many of these laws were aimed at strengthening the ‘ economic and political independence and ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens ’ .
15 The Praesidium , headed by President Gorbachev , said many of these laws were aimed at strengthening the ‘ economic and political independence and ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens ’ .
16 For the struggling independent papers , adding papers is aimed at securing the top of the market .
17 Specific recommendations were aimed at strengthening the police , in manpower , efficiency and pay , and speeding up the process of amalgamating local forces .
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