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The phrase "were oriented to" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to talk about something that was arranged in a particular direction, especially based on a plan or purpose. For example, "The dancers were oriented to face the audience."
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They were oriented to aerospace.
Most of our trades were oriented to trading major league players for prospects".
We were oriented to our schools and churches and other local activities.
The flowers were oriented to point either horizontally, at a 45 degree downward angle or directly facing the floor.
There was a common core of subjects plus electives in grades 10 and 11, but all subjects were oriented to the pupil's major area of study.
Both the Public Ledger and the Sun were oriented to the workingman, but, whereas the Ledger dealt freely in scandal and sensation, the Sun did not.
Russia only began to rise from its knees in autumn 1998, to emerge from the crisis, to rid itself of worthless, alien politicians who were oriented to the west.
The superblocks as "cities within the city" were oriented to both sides of the building – the street and the courtyard – while still referring to Vienna's grand past through their vast scale.
He laid out Pruitt-Igoe according to the best principles of the modern movement: an orderly plan in which cars and pedestrians were separated, ample open space was provided between the blocks, and flats were oriented to catch daylight and views.
The samples of ZnGeP2 were oriented to (001) and (100) crystallographic planes.
During the first period, management actions were oriented to prevent the conversion of forest areas into anthropic occupations.
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