Example sentences of "aim at improving the " in BNC.
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1 | As we saw when we discussed the principles of homoeopathy , treatment by similars aims at improving the body 's resistance to diseases and expects to cure from within , out . |
2 | But if efficiency ultimately aims at improving the quality of our life , there is surely another , more important , kind of efficiency here , in the holistic practice of these women and men . |
3 | Remote sensing , engineering geophysics and hydrogeological techniques are being used in a study in south-east Zimbabwe aimed at improving the success rate of boreholes and dug wells so as to improve the provision of a reliable supply of clean water to rural communities in developing countries , particularly in semiarid tropical regions where droughts are frequent . |
4 | The first involves teaching the patient alternative means of dealing with the feelings of tension which precede cutting , and the second involves psychotherapeutic measures aimed at improving the patient 's self-esteem , and her ability to communicate feelings and needs . |
5 | These include making available emergency access to help , identification and adequate management by health and social agencies of those at risk , control of the means used to cause self-harm , modification of public attitudes to coping with problems in general and attempted suicide in particular , and measures aimed at improving the material and social circumstances of the population at risk . |
6 | These studies clearly defined the lessons to be learned from the accident , and in turn these lessons led to many official recommendations that were directly aimed at improving the safety of such plants and minimising the consequences of future accidents . |
7 | The Disclosure Directive lays down minimum disclosure requirements throughout the EC and is aimed at improving the transparency of the securities markets . |
8 | However , schemes are beginning to be implemented within large district hospitals as part of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care in A&E departments . |
9 | The paper serves to illustrate some of the fundamental problems that may be encountered by organisations which aim to introduce new technology to developing countries , in spite of the fact that the technology in question is aimed at improving the quality of life of the inhabitants . |
10 | In south east Zimbabwe , Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery and aerial photographs are being used in a study aimed at improving the success rate of boreholes and dug wells for rural water supply , with collaboration from hydrogeologists and engineering geophysicists . |
11 | The central policy-making body for the professions , the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing , Midwifery and Health Visiting ( UKCC ) , has already issued guidelines for good practice aimed at improving the standard and content of re-entry programmes available to qualified nurses and health visitors wishing to update their clinical and theoretical knowledge . |
12 | Assertiveness training is a structured form of intervention aimed at improving the effectiveness of our communication style . |
13 | Broadly committed to Kingsley 's brand of Christian socialism , she established the National Health Society in London in 1871 , aimed at improving the health of the working classes . |
14 | The patients charter is aimed at improving the quality of the delivery of health care in Scotland and at making patients aware of their rights , thereby helping to improve even more the delivery of the health service . |
15 | The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio . |
16 | The emphasis is now on cost reduction and most design changes are aimed at improving the price/performance ratio . |
17 | A SECOND candlelit vigil aimed at improving the health service is to be held in the grounds of Darlington Memorial Hospital next week on the anniversary of the NHS reforms . |
18 | Inside , having finished breakfast , the Prince of Wales was receiving a final briefing on his visit to see various projects aimed at improving the quality of life in one of Edinburgh 's deprived housing estates . |
19 | ABOUT 1,000 companies are to be surveyed as part of a major study by the Robert Gordon University , aimed at improving the greening of Scottish industry and commerce . |
20 | Mr Alton and Derbyshire Labour MP Harry Barnes today introduced a private members bill aimed at improving the electoral registration system . |