Example sentences of "[noun pl] aim at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the continued indifference of the Labour Party the Communists had made many concessions aimed at attracting support from Labour members . |
| 2 | Two books aimed at developing language skills through presentation and discussion of thought-provoking topics . |
| 3 | So far as the latter are concerned it is evident that the movements aiming at national unification or national independence in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have arisen in circumstances very different from those which prevailed when the first nation states were created . |
| 4 | The consequence is that merger bids aimed at improving performance will tend to fail . |
| 5 | He 's been presenting awards aimed at encouraging safety at work , a challenge taken up in Oxfordshire 's old folks homes . |
| 6 | Surely , speakers and writers aiming at optimal relevance would formulate their utterances in a way that guaranteed the intended interpretation in the first place . |
| 7 | Plumb ( 1983 : 289–315 ) and Forty ( 1986 : 63–91 ) document the rise of goods aimed at specific consumer groups such as children , later developed as youth groups demanding particular age-based products . |
| 8 | Several resolutions aimed at co-ordinating research were adopted , including : the formation of a European information bank , a research programme into mountain forests , a European information bank and an invitation to research institutes to contribute to a study of forest ecosystems at a European reserve . |
| 9 | It should neither be surprising nor intriguing that many European countries , as well as Israel , have viewed recent efforts aimed at German unification with scepticism and concern . |
| 10 | In the United Kingdom it took the form of productivity deals aimed at eroding shopfloor control over working practices . |
| 11 | New regulations aimed at preserving wildlife and natural resources have been imposed on the fishing industry in the South Atlantic . |
| 12 | Japan also agreed to intensify the enforcement of its existing anti-monopoly legislation , to introduce tax reforms aimed at encouraging property development , and to increase spending on housing and public works , in an effort to increase Japanese domestic demand . |
| 13 | Popular magazines aimed at specific microcomputer users such as Acorn User , professional journals such as Educational Computing and the Journal of Computer Aided Learning , daily newspapers e.g. Computer Guardian and electronic sources such as Prestel , all provide good coverage of the subject . |
| 14 | For example , advertisements for camping enthusiasts will tend to produce better results in camping magazines than in national newspapers or magazines aimed at other interest groups , such as collectors of antique furniture . |
| 15 | The new release includes enhancements aimed at high-end multi-processing Unix systems . |
| 16 | High crime areas have been targeted for measures aimed at tightening security at business premises and homes . |
| 17 | Petrol was rationed from June ( 40 per cent of Serbia 's energy was imported ) , and from July 1 austerity measures aimed at limiting consumption and controlling monetary policy were introduced . |
| 18 | In the aftermath of the mid-1989 turmoil in China the UK government and the Hong Kong authorities proposed a package of measures aimed at restoring confidence in the colony ahead of 1997 . |
| 19 | The book is a collection of documents aimed at stimulating discussion and action and at promoting a more general awareness of the cultural environment in which the mass media play a major part . |
| 20 | Talks aimed at deepening knowledge of the Faith , for both Catholics and non-Catholics , are to be held on five Tuesday evenings at St Mary 's Church hall , East Parade , Bradford , at 7.30 : |
| 21 | When my right hon. Friend sees the new Irish Prime Minister soon will he tell him that the biggest contribution the Irish Republic can make to peace , stability and reconciliation in Northern Ireland is to renounce its claim to sovereignty over Northern Ireland , as that claim encourages Irish Republican terrorism and gives it legitimacy , as well as being the strongest stumbling block in the way of all-party talks aimed at constitutional progress ? |
| 22 | There is considerable interest in local initiatives aimed at economic regeneration . |
| 23 | So far this has included a major relocation from London to Peterborough , new £100m headquarters , product rationalisation , a number of company-wide initiatives aimed at improving management efficiency and a £1m investment in a new core financial system . |
| 24 | During 1993 , some of you will be asked to participate in a series of initiatives aimed at improving performance in all aspects of our business . |
| 25 | During the 1930s , however , it was the Conservatives who capitalized most effectively on the larger consequences of the Wall Street Crash , using them not only to bring down a Labour Government and introduce tariffs aimed at imperial consolidation , but also to promote among the masses the spirit of patriotic self-congratulation so eloquently projected by Stanley Baldwin : |
| 26 | Similarly , a number of housing departments were developing policies aimed at ethnic minority communities , yet only one recognised that disabled people would also be part of such communities . |
| 27 | By building a macroeconomic model on these foundations , the investigator can then study the reaction of wages , profits and employment to different economic policies aimed at aggregate demand or labour market imperfections . |
| 28 | However , it has long been argued whether , for countries wishing to moderate population growth through fertility reduction , it is more efficient to invest the available meagre resources in primary health care programmes that , through reducing infant and child mortality , may have a secondary effect on fertility or , to promote policies aimed at healthful childbearing patterns that will reduce fertility and also have an indirect beneficial impact on maternal and child health . |
| 29 | The Reaganites argued that the ‘ stagflation ’ of the 1970s demonstrated that there was no evidence of a trade-off between unemployment and inflation , and heaped scorn on policies aimed at managing demand or artificially controlling wages and prices . |
| 30 | Current educational programmes aimed at all school children on the risks of drug abuse may fail to emphasise the major risks of alcohol and of some prescribed medicines and they may make the false assumptions that : a. drug addiction is simply a product of repeated use of drugs rather than a specific risk of some particular individuals . |