Sentence examples for aimed to pick from inspiring English sources

The party hoped to give its vote a fillip by choosing the comic writer John O'Farrell as its candidate and aimed to pick up support from former Liberal Democrat voters disillusioned with the Coalition Government.

Likewise, celebrating Wonder Woman's queer identity might seem like a risky marketing manoeuvre for a film that will be aiming to pick up the widest audience possible.

As the software market matures and growth slows, there are likely to be more deals in which acquirers aim to pick up market share or buy access to new customers, UBS writes.

The Senate race in Iowa, for the state's first open seat since 1974, has gained considerable attention as Republicans aim to pick up six seats to win a majority next year.

"It's a tough challenge, isn't it?" he concedes of the task facing his former England team-mate Ashley Giles as he aims to pick up the pieces without Pietersen.

But the new range, called "Ugg Collection" and launching next month at designer store Harvey Nichols, aims to pick the brand's name out of the gutter and restore its credibility after so many seasons of industry sniping.

Michael Mann hacking thriller Blackhat leads the charge for new releases, while time-travel teen flick Project Almanac aims to pick up the Chronicle audience, The Wedding Ringer hopes to repeat the success of 2014 Kevin Hart comedy Ride Along, and indie drama Cake offers Jennifer Aniston in her Golden Globe-nominated turn.

These controls aim to pick up the effects of conscription that work through education.

The company aims to pick up where Slide.com (acquired by Google in 2010) left off.

The UK pioneered the world's first breast screening programme, aiming to pick up cancers early and offer the greatest chance of cure.

This tank-treaded electric two-seater aims to pick up where dog sleds left off, transporting researchers and their gear on the continent for which it takes its name.