The phrase "aimed at depressing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing intentions or goals that are meant to cause a feeling of sadness or discouragement.
Example: "The film was aimed at depressing the audience, leaving them with a sense of hopelessness."
Alternatives: "intended to sadden" or "designed to dishearten".
The scheme is aimed at depressing the costs of borrowing for Spain and Italy and countering the risks of a fragmentation of the eurozone and the unravelling of the single currency.
It's not hard to see that these laws are strategically aimed at depressing rights and are anything but colorblind coincidences.
In the West department, home to more than 40percentt of the country's registered voters, intimidation aimed at depressing voter turnout can have a huge impact on the results.
In Florida, Governor Scott's refusal to extend registration was quite obviously aimed at depressing turnout among populations likely to vote Democratic; in fact, his defense of his decision was that it was just "politics".
The researchers suggest that cognitive-behavioral therapy aimed at training clinically depressed patients to become more aware of their bodies and mindful about posture might positively regulate processing biases that are involved in major depressive disorder.
Austerity measures aimed at curbing rampant inflation have depressed state-driven industries, leaving many factories lying dormant.
This has led to the development of a diverse range of treatments aimed at improving sleep patterns among those who are depressed [ 4].
Another danger is that Mr. Pataki's aggressive attacks aimed at tarnishing his opponent's image among suburban voters could also depress support for Mr. McCall.
We also excluded studies aimed at relapse prevention, and studies in which only a selection of the patients were depressed.
This study is aimed at identifying the interpersonal problem areas as defined in the IPT manual in Thai depressed patients.
And they suggest that a child whose mother was depressed while carrying him would be a good candidate for early intervention aimed at nipping melancholia in the bud.
