Example sentences of "aim [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They deliberately limit the number of guests to six at any one time as they aim to preserve the home-from-home atmosphere . |
| 2 | This is now going on in accounts departments throughout the country and we aim to drive the level of the problem right down . ’ |
| 3 | We 'll iron out any problems we have , and ideally aim to implement the summer clubs with their own computer systems around about late May . ’ |
| 4 | With homoeopathy we aim to treat the intrinsic , inherited components of the disease causation — in other words , to improve the inner state of the individual . |
| 5 | It is little wonder then that social research is equated with ‘ clap trap ’ in police magazines , for they aim to support the beliefs of those who have taken on this unconscious cosmology , and for whom as Bourdieu ( ibid. ) indicates , such challenges would defy ‘ the most natural manifestations of submission to the established order [ and abolish ] lateral possibilities ’ . |
| 6 | This may seem surprising in view of the fact that the British tend to move house less frequently than people in some other countries like the USA and , more particularly , in view of the wide range of government measures that aim to support the existing patterns and restrict the scale of new urban expansion , such as regional policy , green belts and the urban programme . |
| 7 | Keep in touch with the leaders , aim to hit the front a furlong out , stay out of trouble . |
| 8 | Promotions aim to attract the customer 's attention to a new product or range of products . |
| 9 | Like advertisements , window displays aim to attract the customers ' attention and persuade them to enter the shop and buy . |
| 10 | The church leaders ' letters aim to encourage the British Government to return to its former policy of supporting the nuclear non-proliferation treaty by calling a moratorium on weapons testing , as the French , US and Russian governments have done . |
| 11 | The church leaders ' letters aim to encourage the British government to return to its former policy of supporting the nuclear non-proliferation treaty , as the French , US and Russian governments have done . |
| 12 | Aim to increase the proportion of carbohydrates in your diet rather than the sheer volume . |
| 13 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |
| 14 | Two of them ( slack resources and the creation of self-contained tasks ) work by reducing the need for information- processing while the remaining two ( investment in vertical systems ; creation of lateral relations ) aim to increase the organisation 's capacity for handling information . |
| 15 | ‘ We aim to increase the flow of work in our areas of traditional strength — like Oman , Dubai and Abu Dhabi , ’ he says . |
| 16 | They aim to increase the use of fluoridation schemes which benefit most those who live in socially deprived areas and may be deprived of preventative dentistry . |
| 17 | The government 's scorched earth policies aim to isolate the FMLN and eliminate both their sources of supplies and their popular support . |
| 18 | For example , in the first case , it is the study which aims to isolate the issue ( and so " study " should agree with the verb ) , and not the advertisements which aim to isolate the issue . |
| 19 | A number of backing off formulae are possible which aim to provide the best approximations to the probability of the transitions . |
| 20 | Members of the HCIMA , by employing professional skills and training , aim to provide the consumer with the proper level of care in all aspects of food and accommodation services . |
| 21 | By increasing our skills and knowledge we aim to meet the challenges of the future using the people we have today . |
| 22 | Referring to Equation ( 4.20 ) we aim to find the value of the tensor L subject to the averaging procedures implied in the terms and . |
| 23 | Insurance companies aim to plug the gap . |
| 24 | Fig 45 Aim to position the aircraft on , or as close as possible to , the outbound track prior to crossing the facility outbound . |
| 25 | In every aspect of our operation we aim to reflect the Society 's principles of quality service and customer care . |
| 26 | For a harmonious effect , aim to reflect the overall tonality of the room , or ensure that a single colour from the woodwork or furnishings is echoed in the rug . |
| 27 | should withhold personal judgment but aim to reflect the views and judgment of others on policy and classroom activity ; |
| 28 | Many advertising campaigns aim to create the impression of a particular lifestyle . |
| 29 | Her slogan is : ‘ we aim to create the arts as a service for the many as opposed to a luxury for the few ’ . |
| 30 | Most advertisements tend to select one or two features of their products for treatment and aim to sell the benefits of these . |