Example sentences of "aim at the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He began to aim at the other man , who was reloading his Luger , but was stopped by the Doctor 's hand on his shoulder .
2 This helps to structure the content of its programmes as well as its public image , and until the mid-1980s , Radio I was aiming at the 16–25 age group .
3 Nobody could expect you to think up anything as stupid as a dumb movie actress aiming at the front page . ’
4 It should need no stressing that even today , when more and more actors ( those in work ) are aiming at the regular working-day/mortgage belt , affairs , amours and just plain sex inside a company is not unknown .
5 ‘ We are aiming at the Northern area because we feel it is desperately under-served , ’ he says , adding that discussions are also under way with Yorkshire Arts about touring in that area .
6 At The Hague , still aiming at the illustrated magazine market , he concentrated on figures in action , and in the process would be distracted by other subjects : by shabby house fronts , factories , drying sheds , parks , churches , refuse dumps , freight yards .
7 The company says that it will not initially be aiming at the unfamiliar Unix community , instead it has set its sights on its existing customers , and IBM mainframe sites , which are increasingly feeling the push towards Unix .
8 The company says that it will not initially be aiming at the unfamiliar Unix community , instead it has set its sights on its existing customers , and IBM mainframe sites , which are increasingly feeling the push towards Unix .
9 And there are numerous ‘ science centres ’ the world over , generally having no collections of relics or precious objects , but dealing instead with ‘ hands-on ’ experience and aiming at the lively presentation of ideas in preference to artifacts .
10 Pulling his rifle to his shoulder he squinted along the barrel , aiming at the broadest part of the deer 's neck .
11 Honda is also producing its own version with a different body design and they 're both aiming at the same end of the market .
12 If Eliot seeks to draw on the power of an ancient ritual , he also aims at the horrifying frisson obtained by re-enacting the ritual with the opposite of its traditional meaning .
13 It is also reflected in Tillich 's rejection of the superficial approach to religion which sees value in every religious tradition apart from one 's own , and in his rejection of the kind of approach that aims at the complete synthesis of all particular religions into one all-embracing whole .
14 The Working Party on Internal Migration in Britain , which was set up by the Institute of British Geographers in l988 , aims at the better understanding of the patterns , causes and implications of migration in Britain .
15 The empirical evaluation of teaching/learning activities does not aim at the exact specification of causes but at increased awareness of different factors which bear upon the learning process in particular classrooms .
16 Who can actually fight the war , and I 'm just wondering , politically is it going to be a good idea to knowingly , not necessarily aim at the general population , but in the process of taking out the targets , extend it to the general population , well what do you think of that ?
17 Rory aimed at the small hole , pulled the trigger .
18 In desperation she slammed the stop-cock open and precious oxygen knifed outwards in an icy cloud that she aimed at the farthest point .
19 scientific publications in the form of journals or books ( e.g. Edinburgh Journal of Botany , British Fungus Flora ) aimed at the scientific community and the enthusiastic amateur
20 Simultaneously , it aimed at the permanent reduction of inflation rates in the EC as the means of promoting price predictability .
21 One aimed at the teenage market .
22 Thirdly , the Labour party 's support for the social action programme of the social charter and for a minimum wage represents a political double-barrelled shotgun aimed at the working population , particularly those in lower-paid jobs .
23 The resulting ModelGen system costs between £13,300 and £21,300 and offers texture tools and virtual reality options and is aimed at the virtual reality , architectural , computer-aided design walkthrough , computer-aided design visualisation and entertainment markets .
24 The BLX-80 is their latest : an ‘ entry level ’ 80 watt 1x10 combo aimed at the small pub or club gig and rehearsal situation .
25 Repertoire is a complete invoicing and stock control program aimed at the small business and will run on virtually any PC compatible machine with any DOS from 3.2 upwards .
26 ‘ A Satanic conspiracy aimed at the total destruction of all that is good , pure and true ? ’
27 Then , she shared the prize for a novel , Wmffra , but this year wins outright for Tisio Tshipsan ? a novel aimed at the 9–12 age group , published at £2.50 by Gwasg Gomer .
28 Pauline , ex-assistant editor of Guiding Magazine , will feature full-frontal male nudes in her latest publication Ludus , aimed at the modern miss .
29 So now it 's come up with a new look , aimed at the modern shopper .
30 Three levels were in fact aimed at the professional level , the technician level , and the support ( ie accountants , lawyers , secretaries etc ) .
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