aim
Example Sentences
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The House and Senate recently passed their first significant bills in decades aimed at solving America’s housing shortage.
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and racers aim to take the shortest and most direct route to the finish line.
From Los Angeles Times
Output rose eight percent last year to more than 890,000 metric tons and the government aims to triple production within a decade.
From Barron's
They aim to maintain the balance of the side while playing in this fluid manner.
From BBC
Pekingologists, who conduct “biographical analysis” aimed at mapping out likely ties between officials, have noted that a number of people who once worked closely with Ma have been placed under investigation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.