Example sentences of "be directed at [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if language difficulties identified from an assessment can be described in terms of a functional analysis , and an environmental deficit , remedial procedures might be directed at rearranging the contingencies in the child 's natural environment . |
| 2 | Currently much effort is being directed at understanding the organizational processes of questioning and debate which such audits should stimulate rather than seeing the problem in terms of administrative techniques alone . |
| 3 | Much of the International 's efforts were directed at reinforcing the resolution of European socialists not to go to war with each other . |
| 4 | Turning now to antitrust policy , a major difference among advanced industrial countries in respect of their policy towards collusion lies in whether collusion is in most instances per se illegal , as in the US , or whether attention is directed at appraising the results of collusive behaviour , as for example in the UK . |
| 5 | This exception is directed at rationalizing the British Leyland case and it allows for the fact that persons who buy items of equipment may need replacement parts in time and should be able to obtain spare parts in a free market at reasonable cost . |
| 6 | It should be noted , however , that the rationale for such an approach relates primarily to the ends and not the means of learning , and is directed at furthering the cause of cultural co-operation in Europe . |
| 7 | The FAOR methodology is directed at analysing the requirements of offices for information technology improvements , and the first Activity is to carry out an exploration of the chosen office domain , using the SSM as required . |
| 8 | Furthermore , the list of relevant topics is also seemingly endless , including : open classrooms ; democratic schools ; active and experiential learning ; children 's rights ; student councils ; and counter-hegemony , in which participation is directed at questioning the prevailing social order , social structure and power relations in society . |
| 9 | The major features of the present culture of teaching are seen to pose particular problems for curriculum policy , especially when this is directed at changing the delivery and organization of the curriculum . |
| 10 | To the outsider , the civilian , beat work was directed at controlling the street population . |
| 11 | Bearing in mind that the review was directed at determining the broad changes necessary to a College structure , at this point the analysts were primarily concerned with those areas where new functions were required . |