Example sentences of "be directed at the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The same criticism though could be directed at the presumptions approach . |
| 2 | Most attention has been directed at the in-migrants and out-migrants to the exclusion of a core of more or less stable groups . |
| 3 | There are criticisms , but in fact the majority of criticisms seem to have been directed at the faults in the administrative procedures , as opposed to problems with the syllabus or assessment procedures . |
| 4 | IN the past , attention has been focused on the problems of the chronology of civil defences and less thought has been directed at the reasons for these defences and why some settlements were chosen in preference to others . |
| 5 | Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson said : ‘ No abusive remarks were directed at the police officer . |
| 6 | Her main line of criticism is directed at the members of that Catholic community , whose unscrupulous ways are created , she thinks , by their religion . |
| 7 | In RFS a parallel beam of light at a single frequency ( or energy ) from a tunable laser is directed at the atoms . |
| 8 | Laughter is a means of expressing judgement that is directed at the characters who fail in some way in the text . |
| 9 | ‘ My desire was for punishment , not revenge , and was directed at the officers who gave the orders — perhaps because of the interviews . ’ |
| 10 | Balkan aggression was directed at the Germans and Austrians for much the same reason that Polish nationalism was directed against the partitioning powers , but unlike the Poles , the Serbians and Bosnians were supported by the Russians . |