Example sentences of "[am/are] designed [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The techniques to be presented in this chapter are designed to examine the relationship between three variables in a contingency table .
2 Whereas the library promotion schemes are designed to publicize the library service , the courses go a stage further by giving an insight of how the library operates as well as orienting the course participant to the services and stock .
3 Low vision aids , as the term implies , are designed to facilitate the use of low vision , and range from the simple magnifier to the complex closed circuit television set .
4 Third-year courses are designed to illustrate the ways in which combined genetic and in vitro molecular approaches have led to the rapid growth of our understanding of many fundamental biological and cellular processes .
5 • With all treatments that are designed to improve the mood or feelings of a patient , the placebo effect must also be considered .
6 Their chapter includes recommendations from the Institute of Personnel Management and the House of Commons Employment Committee which are designed to improve the situation of older people in employment and on moving into retirement .
7 The remaining strategies are designed to decrease the overload and pressure themselves .
8 In addition , our white papers on education and training for 16–19 year olds and on higher education are designed to bridge the divide between academic and vocational qualifications and to improve opportunities for all our 16–19 year olds .
9 Both products are designed to bridge the gap between the dry cheeks and the greasy central ‘ T-zone ’ that typify the normal and combination skin type .
10 The units are designed to support the staff development requirements set out in the SCOTVEC policy on the approval of centres for APL delivery .
11 At another level , there are rules that are designed to promote the integrity of the market .
12 Some modellers are designed to allow the user to perform arbitrary rotational and transformation activities , for the purpose of satisfying various geometric constructions and the generation of auxiliary views .
13 This involves the use of remedies ( usually in tablet form ) which are designed to stimulate the patient 's own natural healing ability .
14 They are designed to stimulate the circulation which in turn helps to eliminate the toxins and fatty particles .
15 In America the political conventions are designed to enthuse the participants and television viewers to go out and campaign for their candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency .
16 UDCs are designed to create the conditions and confidence necessary to attract private capital .
17 The movements were and still are practised because they are designed to display the body as it moves to the best advantage from the audience 's point of view .
18 The brushes are designed to simulate the effects of painting tools and techniques like oils , chalks , airbrushes and watercolours .
19 If your symptoms are severe , he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics which are designed to kill the bacteria .
20 The keyboard circuits are designed to detect the order of key presses rather than the duration of each key press .
21 All the products in the range contain pure , Essential Oils and their cleansing and soothing properties are designed to treat the scalp as well as the hair .
22 Jobs which are designed to give the worker autonomy will produce the experience of responsibility , and designing in mechanisms to provide feedback from the job provides knowledge of the actual results of the work activities .
23 The provisos and conditions for re-entry by the landlord for breach of covenant or non-payment of rent by the tenant are designed to give the landlord power to terminate the lease .
24 Taking such a decision although costly in staff time , may over criticism that exhibition hours are designed to suit the staff rather that the public !
25 Now in the carp 's case , it matters very little how hard the food is because its pharyngeal teeth are designed to grind the food into a pulp which can then enter the digestive tract or gut .
26 The module descriptors are designed to cover the process of language acquisition and should thus be applicable to any language .
27 The courses are designed to meet the needs of specific countries , taking account of the types of data and processing facilities locally available .
28 Use one of the proprietary woodworm injectors for this , as their special nozzles are designed to fit the holes and you are less likely to risk an eyeful of the fluid .
29 The championships are designed to bring the judo world together .
30 They are designed to bring the accounting treatment of certain assets into line with the cash impact and to present a more realistic view of the balance sheet .
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