Sentence examples for was largely directed at from inspiring English sources

In the United States, torture and inhumane treatment was largely directed at non-citizens, many held outside the country, at Guantánamo Bay or in secret locations.

One heard this only rarely in the Commons, as during a 1983 speech by Michael Heseltine, then secretary of state for defence, when Cocks kept shouting: "What about your war record?" After he was ousted from Bristol South, his volcanic bile was largely directed at the left, and occasionally against establishment elitists like Lord (Roy) Jenkins of Hillhead.

Paan was still being spat, but was largely directed at the bins, and vigilant Ugly Indians immediately painted over stains that hit a wall.

More importantly, the blame for degradation was largely directed at swiddeners, rather than at the loggers and industrial forestry developers (pulp and paper) who cut, cleared, and degraded the forests extensively.

As Senator Mark Warner (Democrat, Virginia) of the Senate Intelligence Committee recounts, these efforts were largely directed at demobilizing possible Clinton voters.

Partly that is because men are more violent, and their violence is largely directed at other men.

Because the White House took credit for the exchange and the secondary stakeholders were absent from the deal, criticism has been largely directed at the White House.

For all the saber-rattling over the arms sale, some analysts say the official invective and anti-missile demonstration may have been largely directed at domestic audiences.

There is a reason why the guns of his propaganda machine, when they have not been trained on his own board and their inability to land him the players he wants, have this summer been largely directed at Anfield.

The criticism, from the Commons innovation, universities, science and skills committee, is largely directed at the leadership of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), which distributes around £678m a year of public funds for physics and research facilities.

The efforts have been largely directed at facilitating the early detection of a covert bioterrorist attack, but the technology may also be useful for general public health, clinical medicine, quality improvement, patient safety, and research.