Sentence examples for target meaning from inspiring English sources

The French government missed its deficit target meaning the government spending component was higher than planned, arithmetically boosting the GDP data.

Evans noted in the Q&A after his speech that the Fed has a symmetric inflation target meaning they should be averaging 2 per cent inflation over time.

Despite the cull being extended, it failed to reach its target, meaning it was "very likely" that the risk of tuberculosis in cattle had gone up, not down, according to an expert.

One former government official who insisted on anonymity said Ms. Harman was picked up as a "collateral collection" to the target, meaning that Ms. Harman was not the subject of the eavesdropping but the other party was.

Their answers revealed that two-thirds of children achieved the target, meaning one-third did not.

There are also both free and paid lists to target, meaning there's the chance for several potential placements.

Of the 8 who remained in custody, 3 were considered "high-value targets," meaning senior insurgents.

Shell is embroiled in a new pay row after the company said its board – including Cook and van der Veer – would receive shares worth about £3.6m despite missing performance targets, meaning they were entitled to nothing.

Although the goals were only fixed in the aftermath of the declaration and designed to expire in 2015, many of them used 1990 statistics for their baseline targets, meaning they, in effect, measured progress over a 25-year period.

However, it also offers black for the worst cases and blue for measures that continually meet targets, meaning "you don't need to keep checking up on these people," according to Farr.

His are larger, and are based on across-the-board reductions that are less discriminatory; Mr Gore's plan is smaller and targeted, meaning it reflects government-dictated preferences.