Example sentences of "[noun sg] be directed at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the earlier forms of corporal punishment were directed at the body of the convict , disciplinary punishment aimed , via the body , at the ‘ soul ’ of the offender . |
| 2 | Ordinary inquiry is directed at the efficient settlement of belief , so that error or ignorance will not interfere with our practical concerns . |
| 3 | Any small voltage fluctuations on the supply rails will adversely affect the amplifier , causing it to oscillate ( i.e. give out a signal , even when no sound is directed at the microphone ) . |
| 4 | When a sound is directed at the microphone , some or all of the l.e.d.s should flash . |
| 5 | Balkan aggression was directed at the Germans and Austrians for much the same reason that Polish nationalism was directed against the partitioning powers , but unlike the Poles , the Serbians and Bosnians were supported by the Russians . |
| 6 | ‘ I see nothing humorous in suggesting my query was directed at the waiter , and nothing funny in your eyeing him that way as if the implication were a consideration . |
| 7 | Their only disenchantment was directed at the weather . |
| 8 | Her main line of criticism is directed at the members of that Catholic community , whose unscrupulous ways are created , she thinks , by their religion . |
| 9 | The conference portion is directed at the industry and investors as a step to standards . |
| 10 | His only real criticism was directed at the wastage of ammunition ; he felt that some of the gunners had simply blazed away instead of taking precise aim at a target . |
| 11 | Much criticism was directed at the original proposal to terminate the East Approach to Leith on Baileyfield Road , with no improvements for the King 's Road traffic light controlled junction at Portobello . |
| 12 | With hindsight it is tempting to ask if her outrage was directed at the Prince or the woman who held him in such thrall , Camilla Parker-Bowles . |
| 13 | The brunt of the assault was directed at the USA , but also singled out for criticism were the European Communities ( EC ) , Australia , Canada , Hong Kong , Indonesia , South Korea , Singapore and Thailand . |
| 14 | If the hint was directed at the boy , he seemed not to take it . |
| 15 | In RFS a parallel beam of light at a single frequency ( or energy ) from a tunable laser is directed at the atoms . |
| 16 | At present , the misdeclaration penalty is directed at the trader whose VAT return contains significant inaccuracies — whether deliberately or otherwise . |
| 17 | The other curse was directed at the committee members of the local Working Men 's Club when they banned my father , on the pretext of his epilepsy , but really because he always won at cards and was n't keen to give people a chance to win their money back . |
| 18 | Allen ( 1983 ) argued that provided treatment is directed at the underlying cause , most leg ulcers will heal spontaneously , which experience has proved to be true . |
| 19 | In one experiment , aggressive behaviour was very much more common among the autocratic group than the democratic group , but none of the aggression or hostility was directed at the leader himself . |
| 20 | His protest was directed at the midsummer 's day four-mile ‘ exclusion zone ’ at Stonehenge , imposed by Salisbury District Council and confirmed by the Home Secretary . |
| 21 | Most protest was directed at the government 's failure to pay salaries , overdue for several weeks . |