Example sentences of "[noun] aim [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect to aim at is a crisp , sugary crust with the contrast of a smooth , delicately aromatic and refreshing filling . |
| 2 | The reader may have found those remarks somewhat quizzical , for I pointed out that while philosophers of education have advocated ‘ autonomy ’ as an outcome for the educator to aim at , there seemed something quirky about describing , say , a graduate who had just successfully completed a course as autonomous . |
| 3 | Second , the therapist is asking the client to be specific and realistic , so that the therapist has goals to aim for . |
| 4 | There 's a management section where you can swap players and try to buy the best ones on the market , and there are also plenty of power-ups to aim for . |
| 5 | Nobody could expect you to think up anything as stupid as a dumb movie actress aiming at the front page . ’ |
| 6 | Once the tank is more mature I would gradually build up the stocking over several months aiming for shoals of fish , rather than odd pairs and trios . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Ramtron aims in future to actually replace the capacitor with a small amount of ceramic embedded in the chip . |
| 9 | The 1992 programme aims at the improvement of resource allocation in the Community through the removal of barriers to the movement of goods , services , capital and labour . |
| 10 | If space permits it has been suggested that some departmental stocks of general reading books should be kept centrally , however this would be reviewed periodically as our long term aims for the library are achieved . |
| 11 | Neural therapy aims at restoring the resting potential of depolarized cells by the injection of small amounts of local anaesthetic ( procaine or xylocaine ) which carries a charge of around + 290 mV , and this sets off a chain of events which aids the restoration of cellular function . |
| 12 | In the study of soils it has been argued ( Bridges , 1981 ) that soil geography aims to ‘ record and explain the development and distribution of soils on the surface of the earth ’ . |
| 13 | Educators advocate a mental flexibility and independence , while teaching practice aims at transmission of knowledge and culture , traditions that are certified by authorities and not to be questioned … these factors result in a very great weakness of the exclusive reliance on text books and other such authoritative sources of information . |
| 14 | DAMON Hill aims for a hat-trick of victories in today 's Italian Grand Prix at Monza — and keep Williams team-mate Alain Prost waiting for the world championship crown . |
| 15 | This chapter aims at motivating godly praying in order that leaders will not be sloppy and selfish , but will be shepherds after the heart of Jesus the good shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep . |
| 16 | For each piece of field research aims at achieving a ‘ scoop ’ which will redound to the anthropologist 's credit , and the more interesting and exciting the raw data the better . |
| 17 | In summary , the research aims at a detailed examination of the policy-making process . |
| 18 | Following from a series of previous studies of knowledge producing communities , the research aims for detailed documentation and explanation of the variety of ways in which the ‘ practical utility ’ of health economics is portrayed and assessed . |
| 19 | It brought several things to mind : the evident barrier during negotiations between the steward and the women ; the warnings of a friend about my own relationship with the steward — ‘ You put too much trust in that man ’ ; and the remark made when I reported how I had initially explained my research aims to the union stewards — ‘ You told the Secret Service ! |
| 20 | The present research aims to : — |
| 21 | The Journal of Medical Screening aims to be international and multidisciplinary , and the editorial board reflects these aims . |
| 22 | They 're not giving the talk aimed at telling you how best to invest your money . |
| 23 | On Oct. 28 the Geneva negotiators formally rejected the division of Bosnia-Hercegovina into three " ethnic-/confessionally-based republics " and presented constitutional proposals for a decentralized Bosnia-Hercegovina aimed at preserving its territorial integrity . |
| 24 | Baker and Shevardnadze also examined progress on , and expressed support for , the talks mediated by Portugal aimed at settling the conflict in Angola [ see pp. 37643 ; 37702 ; 37842 ; 37910 ] . |
| 25 | The Indian Prime Minister , V. P. Singh , stated in an interview on June 3 that a set of new proposals had been sent to Pakistan aimed at reducing the risk of war over Kashmir . |
| 26 | Where a steady K is maintained animals aim at optimizing their success with more limited numbers of carefully reared young . |
| 27 | Cheshires aim for Bosnia ‘ stability ’ |
| 28 | The government on Dec. 27 announced that negotiations with the United States aimed at allowing the withdrawal of US forces from Subic Bay naval base to be phased over a three-year period had broken down . |
| 29 | The titles of Marjorie Rosen 's Popcorn Venus ( 1973 ) and Molly Haskell 's from Reverence to Rape ( 1974 ) indicate this concern with images ; both books aim at giving a survey of representations of women in Hollywood film . |
| 30 | In other words aim for targets that are possible but only just . |