Example sentences of "[adv] aim at the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Who can actually fight the war , and I 'm just wondering , politically is it going to be a good idea to knowingly , not necessarily aim at the general population , but in the process of taking out the targets , extend it to the general population , well what do you think of that ?
2 But until very recently systems were generally aimed at the top end of the market , and the cost was high enough to make acquisition a major undertaking .
3 It was just aimed at the wrong person . ’
4 At The Hague , still aiming at the illustrated magazine market , he concentrated on figures in action , and in the process would be distracted by other subjects : by shabby house fronts , factories , drying sheds , parks , churches , refuse dumps , freight yards .
5 These ‘ Notes ’ , whilst ostensibly aimed at the Trotskyist Opposition ( which had officially been routed in 1927 ) were in reality directed against the ‘ super-industrialisers ’ amongst the ruling majority .
6 The bulk of the whip was always aimed at the tightly-curved cheeks of her arse , but the tip flicked indiscriminately on to her thighs and belly , and sometimes snaked into the tender cleft between her plump twin moons .
7 If Eliot seeks to draw on the power of an ancient ritual , he also aims at the horrifying frisson obtained by re-enacting the ritual with the opposite of its traditional meaning .
8 They come in three volumes , each presented by Julian Colbeck , and volume one is clearly aimed at the complete novice .
9 This is a cheap and cheerful set-up — you do n't get any fancy documentation and it 's really aimed at the experienced PC buyer .
10 There are a number of good books on sampling , some of them now particularly aimed at the social scientist , but even the best of books can only deal with problems in fairly general terms .
11 Although this disk is primarily aimed at the professional market like advertising agencies , broadcasters and newspapers it could also prove invaluable research material for schools , colleges , and local theatre groups .
12 The first to enjoy any degree of commercial success was SideKick which is primarily aimed at the technical user rather than the businessman .
13 Offer two-day pre-retirement programmes , and also individual consultations , primarily aimed at the self-employed professional .
14 Many of the banners carried by demonstrations were specifically aimed at the anti-immigration policies advocated by the National Front .
15 Research then focusses on access to the public housing sector , in order to reveal whether the role of the state was less direct ( specifically aimed at the Caribbean population through the migration agency ) than indirect ( through the role of employers and the general involvement of the state in housing provision ) .
16 It also commits the industry to a ban on cigarette and other tobacco advertising in magazines specifically aimed at the young women 's market .
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