The phrase "aiming for a minimum" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing goals or targets, particularly in contexts where a baseline or lowest acceptable standard is being set.
Example: "In our project, we are aiming for a minimum of 80% customer satisfaction to ensure we meet our quality standards."
Alternatives: "striving for a baseline" or "targeting a minimum level".
The intra-rater reliability was determined using the Cohen's kappa rating, aiming for a minimum inter-rater reliability of 80%.
Acute normovolaemic haemodilution (ANH) was performed as appropriate, aiming for a minimum haematocrit during CPB of 20%.
We selected htSNPs from the HapMap database (, public releases up to September 2004) with the TagSNPs program [ 26], including 5 kilobases upstream and downstream the gene and aiming for a minimum rh of 0.8.
Sequencing libraries containing 1 ng of DNA were prepared with Nextera XT chemistry (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) for a 75-bp, 150-bp or 250-bp paired-end sequencing run on an Illumina MiSeq sequencer, according to the manufacturer's recommendations (Illumina), aiming for a minimum coverage of 75-fold 9.
Recently diagnosed obese type 2 diabetic patients would benefit most from a programme mainly consisting of moderate-intensity endurance exercise, aiming for a minimum energy expenditure of at least 5 MJ (≈1,200 kcal) [ 18], but preferably more than 8.5 MJ (≈2,000 kcal), per week [ 19].
Aim for a minimum of three unconnected trustees with a good range of skills.
Smith said that he aims for a minimum of 100 and that he considers ratings in the 80s and 90s decent.
Where grapes 20 years ago were considered ripe if they achieved 23 or 24 on the Brix scale for measuring sugar content, producers of ripe pinot noirs today aim for a minimum of 28, 29 or even 30 Brix.
Just 33 companies in the FTSE 100 have announced that they will aim for a minimum of one in four female board members by 2015 – a voluntary target imposed by the Davies review in February.
