(v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
(v. i.) To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
(v. i.) To guess or conjecture.
(v. t.) To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
(v. i.) The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
(v. i.) The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
(v. i.) Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
(v. i.) Conjecture; guess.
Example Sentences:
(1) The aim of this study was to describe the contents of daily reports in two homes for the aged.
(2) The aim of the present study was to bring forward data of acceptance of dental treatment for 3-16-yr-old children in a population with good dental health and annual dental care, and to evaluate the influence on acceptance of age, sex, residential area, and previous experience and present need of dental treatment.
(3) The aim of this study was to plot the course of the transcutaneously measured PCO2 (tcPCO2) in the fetus during oxygenation of the mother.
(4) The aim of our experiments was to investigate firstly whether during an acute inflammatory process platelets accumulate in the inflamed area and secondly whether the inflammation has an effect on the properties of the platelets.
(5) With the aim of evaluating the role of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, this hormone was studied in 90 subjects.
(6) The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that the problems which arise from simultaneously developing regulatory and competitive approaches to health care cost containment can be solved, if recognized, and that those problems deserve more systematic investigation than they have so far received.
(7) As Heseltine himself argued, after the success of last summer's Olympics, "our aim must be to become a nation of cities possessed of London's confidence and elan" .
(8) Based on the results of the Community AIM Exploratory Action, further collaborative work is required at EEC level to create an Integrated Health Information Environment (IHE) allowing essentially for integration, modularity and security.
(9) Treatment was divided into two categories named arbitrarily "no therapy" (general supportive measures) or "therapy" (causal treatment based on active drugs or measures aimed at affecting the cause of the disease).
(10) The aim of the study was to describe and evaluate background factors, with special regard to psychosocial characteristics that might possibly affect the outcome of rhinoplastic surgery.
(11) A new bill, to be published this week with the aim of turning it into law by next month, will allow the government to use Britain's low borrowing rates to guarantee the £40bn in infrastructure projects and £10bn for underwriting housing projects.
(12) The aim was to clarify the nature of their constituent cells, specifically the giant ganglion-like cells and spindle cells, and to discuss the implications for histogenesis.
(13) The aim of the trial was to determine the effectiveness of aspirin in preventing cardiovascular problems in people with asymptomatic atherosclerosis – the undetected build-up of waxy plaque deposits on the inside of blood vessels.
(14) This empirical fact has in recent years been increasingly dealt with in pertinent German-language literature, the discussion clearly emphasizing the demand that programmes aimed at the vocational qualification of unemployed disabled persons be provided, along with accompanying measures.
(15) The aim of the present study was to explore the possible role of heat shock proteins in the manifestation of this heat resistance.
(16) The aim of this study was clarify the physiopathological mechanisms underlying atrial pauses as well as to evaluate the sensitivity of sinoatrial conduction time (SACT) directly measured on SNE and of SACT estimated with the indirect Strauss method with respect to the detection of SSS.
(17) Beckham's decision marks the culmination of a strategy aimed at preserving his brand long after the footballer has faded.
(18) An antismoking campaign aimed at the 9-18 year old Genoese school population in 1981-1985 is described.
(19) The aim of the present study was to determine if dexamethasone treatment increased the rate of appearance in plasma of gut-derived glucose.
(20) The Ibiza Rocks hotel is aimed at a young clientele who'd never make it into the VIP section of Pacha.
Fijian
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants.
(n.) A native of the Fiji islands.
Example Sentences:
(1) Thirty-nine patients (93%) were infected; 19 of 20 Fijians (95%) and 20 of 22 Indians (91%).
(2) The Fiji Times Online reported that Fiji's military commander expressed concern that the exact locations of the Fijian peacekeepers remain unconfirmed.
(3) The hospital serves a population comprised of Indians and Fijians, suggesting comparison with the province of Natal, South Africa.
(4) In a statement posted online, the group published a photo showing what it said were the captured Fijians in their military uniforms along with 45 identification cards.
(5) A Fijian community affected by a cyclone was compared with an unaffected but similar community.
(6) The Fijian prime minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, said on Friday that talks were under way to release the hostages, and they were believed to be safe.
(7) The results are contrasted with those for coastal dwelling Fijians and the conclusions drawn that coastal dwellers were taller and heavier and suffered more obesity and less malnutrition, than inland dwellers.
(8) Since then, Zimbabwe has withdrawn and the Fijian government doesn't seem to care about its suspension.
(9) The Fijian Indian is a prolific renal stone former, whereas the native Fijian living in the same climate is not.
(10) Liver cancer occurs in Fiji and Tonga, with the occurrence in Fijians being significantly higher than in the Indian population.
(11) For example, despite universal health care in Fiji, infant mortality for Fijians in 1976 was 37 vs. 54 for Fiji-Indians.
(12) The Fijian prime minister said coal was “the dirtiest of energy sources.
(13) A deletion frequency of 82% in Fijians confirmed their ethnic affinity to Polynesians.
(14) Twenty-three Fijian members of a military observational force in Sinai, Egypt, acquired cutaneous leishmaniasis.
(15) To determine the fate of these glasses, an 8-month follow-up study was conducted on a random sample of 80 Fijians.
(16) The twinning rate for the indigenous Fijians is found to be 9.4 per 1000 live maternities, (based on 407 sets of twins), and for Indians, descendants of immigrants who began to arrive in Fiji in 1879, 6.2 per 1000 (based on 350 twins).
(17) "I appeal to all Fijians that while we pray for our soldiers in Syria that we be sensitive to the families," he said, adding that "the UN has assured us they will use all of their available resources for the safe return of our soldiers".
(18) Earlier, Nauru’s justice minister, David Adeang, had declared two Nauru residents – one an Australian citizen, the other a Fijian citizen – prohibited immigrants and gave them a week to leave the country.
(19) A 2-year-old Fijian boy presented with a week's history of fever and dysuria.
(20) On both sides of Vanua Levu prevalences were lower inland than near the coast.Under apparently similar environmental conditions those of Fijian ethnic origin exhibited a higher prevalence of microfilaraemia than that shown by Indians.