The phrase "aiming to lay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing an intention or goal to establish or set something down, often in a figurative sense.
Example: "The organization is aiming to lay a strong foundation for future growth and development."
Alternatives: "seeking to establish" or "intending to set".
But the case of 31-year-old protester Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, who eyewitnesses said was shot by masked policemen on Saturday after they attacked a small procession aiming to lay flowers in memory of Egypt's derailed revolution, has sparked a more sympathetic reaction from Egypt's main state newspaper, hinting at splits in the Egyptian establishment.
Much of On Benefits is normative, aiming to lay down "a law of life" (1.4.2). about giving, receiving, and returning.
Mr Hammond and Brexit Secretary David Davis are aiming to lay down a marker for the talks ahead when they address the Die Welt Economic Summit.
Exploring and aiming to lay waste to the claim that for music to be emotional it has to come entirely from human hands, Jenkinson's already capable ability has been augmented by him having control over 78 fingers, 12 picks, and 22 drums (three of them bass) to take the listener on a polyphonic jazz-ride.
These projects aim to lay bare complex problems, using data as their primary material.
Cameron aims to lay out his wish list at a summit of EU leaders in late June.
(The current debt number stands at $55,111,069.84). These projects aim to lay bare complex problems, using data as their primary material.
This paper aims to lay the foundations for a more broadly applicable design theory of simple rules, useful in contexts generalizable from the specific VDAB context.
The essay should aim to lay out the central problem or question, to explain its importance, and to evaluate critically the attempts to resolve or answer it, with an eye to forming a view within, or about, the debate.
The Independent Library Report, expected to be published later, was jointly commissioned by the Culture Department and the Department for Communities and Local Government and aimed to lay out the future for libraries.
In 1982 the IFS published its first "green budget", which came out well before the budget, and aimed to lay out the issues at stake in the contemporary debate.
