Example sentences of "aimed [adv] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they will be quick to point out to ministers that ‘ helping the poorest ’ can often lead to poverty and unemployment traps , as any state benefit aimed just at low-income households will discourage them from earning more or getting a job if it is withdrawn as soon as they do so . |
| 2 | According to James River , Esix 2.0 is a character-based implementation of Unix System Laboratories SVR 4.2 MP aimed predominately at small businesses . |
| 3 | She 's a very wired missile aimed clearly at strategic targets . |
| 4 | Reduce the incidence of drug misuse through strategies aimed particularly at young people . |
| 5 | The Building Appeal — aimed primarily at corporate and non-Somervillian donors — is financing the new Dorothy Hodgkin Quad and Margaret Thatcher Conference Centre . |
| 6 | ‘ It would seem the people of Middlesbrough are about to lose a valuable free open space for the sake of an enterprise aimed primarily at commercial profit rather than providing a sports facility , ’ she said . |
| 7 | While MP for Pembroke boroughs from 1695 to 1702 ( he was to sit again , for Haverfordwest , 1718–22 ) , he was responsible for the introduction of several legislative measures to suppress ‘ vice and profaneness ’ , notably the Blasphemy Act of 1698 , aimed principally at anti-trinitarian heretics , and the ill-fated ‘ immorality ’ bill the following year , originally designed to tighten the laws against prostitution , but injudiciously extended to make adultery itself a misdemeanour , and for this reason rejected by Parliament as impracticable . |
| 8 | This approach seems to be consistent with UK post-war experience since policy-makers have tended to concentrate their attention upon the more short-term objectives rather than on strategies aimed specifically at longer-term growth . |
| 9 | Accountancy Television has started a monthly video service , Professional Focus , aimed specifically at practising firms ' training requirements . |
| 10 | Please note that courses aimed specifically at overseas students should be included , but it should be indicated what group they are intended for . |
| 11 | In the French uplands , agriculture and nature conservation are not significantly in conflict though this is not a result of policies aimed specifically at conservation objectives . |