to be aimed at doing something

  • 1(be) aimed at (doing) something — phrase if a plan or idea is aimed at a particular thing, it has the goal of achieving that thing an energy programme aimed at reducing our dependence on fossil fuels The regulations are aimed at the prevention of accidents at work. Thesaurus: to… …

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  • 2starve somebody into something doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived …

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  • 3starve somebody into into doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived …

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  • 4Something Special (TV series) — Something Special Screenshot from title credits from series 4 Also known as Something Special: Out and About Genre …

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  • 5aim */*/*/ — I UK [eɪm] / US noun Word forms aim : singular aim plural aims Metaphor: An aim or purpose that you want to achieve is like a place that you want to get to or a target that you want to hit. I haven t yet reached my goal. ♦ They are making every… …

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  • 6aim — aim1 [ eım ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to point a gun or an object you are throwing at something you want to hit: When given the order, the squad aimed their weapons. aim at/for: He was aiming at the tree but he missed. aim… …

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  • 7literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 8point — 1 /pOInt/ noun 1 IDEA (C) a single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion: There was one point on which everyone agreed. | She had brought a list of points for discussion. | One important point must be borne in mind. |… …

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  • 9ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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  • 10South African contract law — is essentially a modernised version of the Roman Dutch law of contract, [1] which is itself rooted in Roman law. In the broadest definition, a contract is an agreement entered into by two or more parties with the serious intention of creating a… …

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