Sentence examples for measure was aimed from inspiring English sources

And one measure was aimed at nobody.

The measure was aimed at Stetson and her increasing influence in New York.

The measure was aimed at reducing the number of teenage smokers, Mr Ige said.

He said the measure was aimed at the tens of thousands of small and medium-sized firms.

By adding polygamy and female circumcision to the list of offences, Brice Hortefeux, the interior minister, made clear that this measure was aimed at Muslims.

That the budget's costliest measure was aimed at reducing the tax burden on poor workers gave some political cover for unpopular tax cuts for companies and the rich.

If this measure is aimed at reducing fear of crime and increasing public confidence in policing it's unlikely to have the desired effect.

The Swedish measure is aimed at bringing down the number of refugees dramatically: last year, Sweden received 163,000 applications for asylum, compared with 20,000 in Denmark.

That measure is aimed at African nations accused of breaking United Nations embargoes on diamond sales by rebels in Angola or Sierra Leone.

Though the latest measure is aimed at a different problem, some technologically advanced vehicles, like hybrid cars, can help meet both goals.

The measure is aimed at cutting off the brutal militia groups that have often taken over the mining and sale of so-called conflict minerals to finance their military aims.