Sentence examples for targeted for something from inspiring English sources

"The Israelis had come just to play music, and they were being targeted for something I don't think they were involved in at all".

"It's been an ongoing concern that often the people who have been caught up in these investigations are people who we think are being targeted for something other than what is stated, if anything is stated, such as union activity or teacher-performance issues," said Alex Capresidentl, president of United Teachers Los Angeles.

Instead of helping them, the FBI targets them for something nefarious and violent.

Mr. Goldman sums up the prevailing attitude: "At this stage of the game if you don't keep moving, you're going to be a target for something serious".

The overwhelming success of the Mega Millions enterprise makes it an irresistible target for something more — a way to transform American elections and along the way reduce our deep political dysfunction.

This isn't a feature unique to NGDP targeting; advocates of price-level targeting would call for something similar.

Really this is lining up as a gadget for occasional, casual use — one that might have been better targeted as something fun for kid's to play around with.

At least the existing 2% inflation target stands for something, because central bankers can portray it as the moral equivalent of zero.

I'm have to admit, I'm not the target market for something like this, so it's a bit surprising I found it appealing.

"I was lying in hospital [having withdrawn from the Tour] and I wanted something to target for the rest of the year," he said after the race.

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