Example sentences of "aim at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his interest grew as he worked , and he began to aim at a comprehensive expository commentary on Epicurus . |
| 2 | It therefore has to aim at a carefully judged angle to the apparent direction if it is going to score a hit . |
| 3 | His manager , Simon , who was also Cyril 's elder brother , had persuaded him to lower his sights — or rather to aim at a different and better target . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Train for accuracy , range and control by aiming at a target mitt ( this is not suitable for front kick practice ) . |
| 6 | In the past , most plans were sold strictly door-to-door by companies such as Prudential and Pearl , but now companies aiming at a more affluent middle-class market have started to move in . |
| 7 | The Pier home style is rustic and affordable , Richards aiming at a holiday feel with wicker , scented candles , ceramics , glass and handmade cushions . |
| 8 | We are aiming at a publication date of mid-November this year for the IBM version . |
| 9 | He had shot one grouse and was aiming at a second when the first bird hit him in the face at 60mph , flinging him unconscious into the heather . |
| 10 | Straight ahead and aiming at a silver moon the tarmac is a dark rich salmon colour , burnt orangey in places and patched with indigo . |
| 11 | When a human being does X in order to do Y , the achieving of Y is his reason for doing X. When an animal does X in order to do Y , he does not do X for a reason , even though he is aiming at a goal in doing so . |
| 12 | The Americans had originally been aiming at a tenfold multiplication . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 14 | Should we — women and men — be aiming at a common ethical conception , a shared moral perspective ? |
| 15 | Airlife have produced a revised edition of the Microlight Flying Manual , that seminal tome by Ron Campbell and John Jones which looks at the aeronautical world strictly from the perspective of pilots who are aiming at a Group D licence . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Aiming at a very specific readership , they carried shorter articles written in the jargon of the various separate sciences . |
| 18 | It also recommended an increase in the numbers of educational psychologists , aiming at a ratio of one per 10,000 children . |
| 19 | A government resolution aiming at a solution of the cash crisis , reported on May 15 , included the introduction of non-cash methods of payment exclusively for transactions worth over 10,000 roubles ( 1 rouble=US$0.5646 at the official rate as at May 18 , 1992 ) . |
| 20 | It became clear that Iran was still aiming at a battlefield victory , posing specific preconditions for an end to the war : reparations and the removal of Saddam and his entire regime . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | 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 ’ . |
| 24 | Have you written it totally from a Jewish perspective or are you aiming at a wider cross-section of the population ? |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | We are all part of an existing culture of education : the ERA aims at a substantial change in that culture . |
| 27 | The Hyperion recording is much more recent ( 1986 ) and fully digital , though it aims at a softer more recessed sound picture than the Chandos . |
| 28 | Lepine stops at the door of study room C-228 , raises his rifle and aims at a student at the bottom of the room . |
| 29 | But in music and poetry which aims at a higher aesthetic we have to avoid the trite effect which can result when words and music are in the same metre and move in identical rhythms . |
| 30 | In summary , the research aims at a detailed examination of the policy-making process . |