Sentence examples for countries target from inspiring English sources

Most countries target the poorest 20 percent to 30 percent of their population for support.

"We believe that it is only a matter of time before operators from various Asian countries target their compatriots".

He told reporters on Wednesday that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' target range of $22 to $28 a barrel was "reasonable," but that he did not want to see prices "go back down to $13 or $12 or $10 again because that was also disruptive".

It's a welcome move – and certainly more hard-hitting than the gender equality requirements of the millennium development goals, which saw donor countries target aid at education and health in developing countries, while ignoring other areas crucial to women's rights, such as countering gender-based violence.

Both countries target inflation at 2%.

Participation rates in IEA studies vary among educational systems (further referred to as "countries"), target populations and surveys.

None of the countries targeted by sanctions threaten the safety or survival of Britain.

Of the 122 countries targeted for leprosy elimination, 119 had achieved this goal by the early 21st century.

Invasions are often justified in part by pointing to the suffering of women in the countries targeted for attack.

Farsi!' and I thought, Oh, no, she's Iranian"—i.e., from one of the countries targeted by Trump's immigration ban.

Last Saturday, reports emerged of Customs and Border Protection agents detaining not just asylum seekers but also green-card holders and naturalized citizens from the seven countries targeted by the order.