Example sentences of "aim at a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has also seemed to be a tendency among excavators either to cling rigidly to the date of a coin , or in the case of a pottery assemblage , to aim at an average date ; perhaps in some of the excavations of the thirties , the methods used were not refined enough for a director even to be sure that all the pottery came from a particular stratified layer , and if , therefore , a few sherds appeared which were out of dating context with the main assemblage , they could be put aside as ‘ intrusions ’ and ignored . |
| 2 | Have you written it totally from a Jewish perspective or are you aiming at a wider cross-section of the population ? |
| 3 | He also called for those hit hardest by VAT rises to be compensated , urged that the wealthy be called on to pay more and warned Chancellor Norman Lamont against aiming at a general tax level of 20p , saying it was ‘ not manageable ’ . |
| 4 | He also called for those hit hardest by VAT rises to be compensated , urged the wealthy be called on to pay more and warned Chancellor Norman Lamont against aiming at a general tax level of 20p , saying it was ‘ not manageable ’ . |
| 5 | It was unfortunate that , just when he had quelled a great deal of internal disorder and was aiming at a profitable alliance with the Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses , he chose as a grand gesture to drive out the English garrison still holding Roxburgh castle , only to be killed when one of his own bombards exploded . |
| 6 | The ILP leadership , feeling it had a mandate from the Easter Conference , made preparations for a Special Conference at which it would make : a recommendation for disaffiliation , and for the re-organisation of the ILP as an independent Socialist Party with a programme aiming at a decisive change from Capitalism to Socialism . |
| 7 | Their membership , mainly middle-class , have met considerable difficulty in trying to achieve their limited goals — integrated schooling for the children of those parents who wish it — though some of the membership in the early days were aiming at a total integration of the schooling system . |
| 8 | The Americans had originally been aiming at a tenfold multiplication . |
| 9 | ‘ We are not aiming at a local audience , but are bearing the EEC in mind , and of course all those who come to the Frankfurt Book Fair at the same time . ’ |
| 10 | We are all part of an existing culture of education : the ERA aims at a substantial change in that culture . |
| 11 | Rottweiler breeding aims at a powerful dog , black with well-defined mahogany markings , which despite a massive general appearance is not lacking in nobility and is particularly suitable as a companion , guard dog and working dog . |
| 12 | In summary , the research aims at a detailed examination of the policy-making process . |
| 13 | It will aim at a Christian vision of human life as it is and could be . |
| 14 | But policies intended for the poor in general , which are politically more acceptable than those designed for specific racial groups , will aim at a big section of blacks too . |
| 15 | All the martial arts , hard and soft , aim at a non-aggressive state of harmony . |
| 16 | The patriot had already locked itself on to an Iraqi scud aimed at a Saudi airbase . |
| 17 | In the 1840s most working men supported the Chartists , who aimed at a secret ballot and adult male suffrage . |
| 18 | These policies were incorporated into the Fifth Plan , formulated in 1964 and 1965 , which aimed at an annual rate of growth of profits of 8.6 per cent between 1964 and 1970 . |
| 19 | The thing was that her records , though initially aimed at a black music market , sold equally well to whites , who loved the risqué nature of the blues . |
| 20 | The negotiations were inconclusive on the main issue of secession but a relaxation of the blockade was agreed and a commitment made for future talks aimed at a final settlement . |
| 21 | From its beginnings more than a century ago , modern mathematics has aimed at a total abstraction in the interests of rigour and distillation of its logic . |
| 22 | The Spurs Club was aimed at a deaf membership that did not use sign language . |
| 23 | Most LEAs are engaging in programmes of governor training , this is often aimed at a limited number of governors on the assumption that this will cascade through to the remainder . |
| 24 | The new five-door car , which is aimed at a middle sector of the market dominated by the VW Golf , Vauxhall Astra and Fiat Tipo , is one of Rover 's most important launches this decade . |
| 25 | Despite a heavyweight ( and possibly counterproductive ) lobbying effort by the tobacco companies , its March 14th vote was aimed at a complete ban on all tobacco advertising — a business worth £46m in Britain in 1988 . |
| 26 | Just as the first two processes have led to the gradual expansion of the broadcasting scene , the last , and most critical , process is aimed at a complete reappraisal of the role of broadcasting , and the broadcasting organizations , in British society . |
| 27 | On Feb. 24 de Klerk announced the date of the referendum — March 17 — and the wording of the question to which voters would have to respond with a yes or a no : " Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on Feb. 2 , 1990 [ see p. 37232 ] , and which is aimed at a new constitution through negotiation ? " |
| 28 | In a " whites-only " referendum on March 17 , 68.6 per cent of voters responded positively to the question : " Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on Feb. 2 , 1990 [ see p. 37232 ] , and which is aimed at a new constitution through negotiation ? " |
| 29 | This kick is usually aimed at a fleshy area of the body . |
| 30 | How much better in the long run for companies , auditors and regulation generally if auditors would have the courage to make timely representations aimed at a general ruling , in these circumstances , assuming that they have failed to persuade the client not to proceed and that the grounds for an audit qualification are uncertain . |