Aiming Sentence Examples

On the other hand, Vieta was well skilled in most modern artifices, aiming at a simplification of equations by the substitution of new quantities having a certain connexion with the primitive unknown quantities.

Tyranny, aiming at the good of one.

Alex stood in the stirrups, aiming the rifle at the bear.

Strickland established a new system of education based on the principle of beginning from the bottom, by teaching to read and write in Maltese as the medium for assimilating, at a further stage, either English or Italian, one at a time, and aiming at imparting general knowledge in colloquial English.

Aiming at a currency to consist largely of specie, he caused the payment of these claims to be received and imported in specie as far as possible; and in 1836 he ordered land-agents to receive for land nothing but specie.

He was master of the holy cities, and the official Moniteur Ottoman denounced his supposed plan of aiming at the caliphate in collusion with the sherif of Mecca.

A major project in the basin is aiming to irrigate 25,000 hectares of land for smallholder farming.

Aiming for happy and dancey, they had the lampshades swinging in time to their internal organ shifting bass lines and intricately worked techno.

Aiming treatment only at those players who had previously suffered a sprain was the most cost-effective approach.

Shooting is akin to randomly aiming and firing.

Aiming to help with irritability, bloating, fatigue, and carb overload, nutritionist Jay Rob developed the three-day Fruit Flush.

Brady raised his gun instead, aiming it at the man holding her.

It was a step characteristic of his love for extreme and dramatic action, but it added to the dissensions between him and those who wished only for autonomy under the old dynasty, and his enemies did not scruple to accuse him of aiming at the crown himself.

Seven years before his death Gian Galeazzo bought the title of duke of Milan and count of Pavia from the emperor Wenceslaus, and there is no doubt that he was aiming at the sovereignty of Italy.

King Victor Emmanuel and Cavour both wrote to Garibaldi urging him not to spoil all by aiming at too much.

As we never can hit the bull's eye, we must have literally endless opportunities of aiming at it, so as to get indefinitely nearer the central spot.

Instead of aiming at Church extension, they built settlements on the estates of friendly noblemen, erected Brethren's and Sisters' houses, and cultivated a quiet type of spiritual life.

David was still at court in his usual position when he became certain that the king was aiming at his life.

The critical method which has since become almost a formal system, aiming at scientific certainty, was with him an unexampled power, based on the insight acquired from wide knowledge, which enabled him to judge the credibility of an author or the genuineness of an authority; but he has made it impossible for any one to attempt to write modern history except on the "narratives of eye-witnesses and the most genuine immediate documents" preserved in the archives.

Since the days of Godfrey and Baldwin I., Egypt had been a 3 Manuel was an ambitious sovereign, apparently aiming at a world-monarchy, such as was afterwards attempted from the other side by Henry VI.

This roused the emperor Alexander to action, since it seemed as though Great Britain was aiming at ousting Russian influence in the Levant.

Enguerrand III., the Great, fought at Bouvines under Philip Augustus (1214), but later he was accused of aiming at the crown of France, and he took part in the disturbances which arose during the regency of Blanche of Castile.

When Pretorius conducted the negotiations which led to the signing of the Sand River Convention he did so without consulting the volksraad, and Potgieter's party accused him of usurping power and aiming at domination over the whole country.

The Natal invaders fell back to the mountains which enclose the north of the colony; Oliver and Schoeman retired from Cape Colony before the small forces of Gatacre and Clements; and the presidents of the republics, realizing that the British Empire was capable of more resistance than they had calculated upon, put forward feelers aiming at the restoration of the status quo before the war.

The Baltimore & Ohio railway was to cross his property, and, after various inventions aiming to do away with the locomotive crank and thus save two-fifths of the steam, in 1830 he designed and constructed (largely after plans made two years before) the first steam locomotive built in America; though only a small model it proved the practicability of using steam power for working that line.

The complicated and indirect process of sheet-glass manufacture has led to numerous inventions aiming at a direct method of production by more or less mechanical means.

The first is theoretic or spiritual, aiming at the development of a new principle of co-ordinating social relations, and the formation of the system of general ideas which are destined to guide society.

When the target is completely concealed it is necessary to lay the gun on an aiming point more or less out of the line of fire, or to lay on a " director " with a large amount of deflection, and to align aiming posts with the sights at zero to give the direction of the target, and afterwards perhaps to transfer the line of sight to some other distant object, all of which require a far greater scope of deflection than is afforded by the deflection leaf.

The shape of the part seen when aiming indicates whether the proper amount of the fore-sight is taken up into the line of vision from the back-sight to the target.

The great Sokol union has a membership of over 300,000 in all, and the programme includes not only physical but also moral and disciplinary training, aiming at the production of citizens of character and patriotism.

Greek began to decline in the university about 1650, at the very time when the PortRoyalists were aiming at its revival.

The prince had now obtained that position of supremacy in the republic at which he had been aiming, and could count on the support alike of the states-general and of the provincial states for his policy.

But towards the close of Lerdo de Tejada's term he was suspected of aiming at a dictatorship, and Diaz, whom he had proscribed, made preparations for a rising, then retiring to Texas.

Grenfell and Hunt conclude therefore - " So great indeed are the divergences between this account and the extant and no doubt well-informed authorities with regard to the topography and ritual of the Temple that it is hardly possible to avoid the conclusion that much of the local colour is due to the imagination of the author who was aiming chiefly at dramatic effect and was not really well acquainted with the Temple.

To a still more ambitious line, the Grand Trunk Pacific, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, aiming at extensive steamship connexion on both oceans, and closely associated with the Grand Trunk system of Ontario and Quebec, the government of Canada gave liberal support as a national undertaking.

Moreover, though each natural substance is corruptible (40apr6v), species is eternal (&t&ov), because there was always some individual of it to continue its original essence (expressed by the imperfect tense in TO TI Etvae), which is ungenerated and incorruptible; the natural world therefore is eternal; and nature is for ever aiming at an eternal propagation, by efficient acting on matter, of essence as end.

In the general confusion of the caliphate produced by the change of dynasty, Africa had fallen into the hands of local rulers, formerly amirs or lieutenants of the Omayyad caliphs, but now aiming at independence.

Without here aiming at exhaustiveness, we may bring forward against the dominant idealism a psychological theory of sense and reason.

The more aggressive protectionists among Mr Chamberlain's supporters had lately become very confident, and Mr Balfour plainly repudiated "protection" in so far as it meant a policy aiming at supporting or creating home industries by raising home prices; but he introduced a new point by declaring that an Imperial Conference would be called to discuss with the colonies the question of preferential tariffs if the Unionist government obtained a majority at the next general election.

But he was soon confronted with an extremely dangerous enemy, in the person of Duke Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan, who was aiming at the sovereignty of all Italy.

Henry's power impressed the imagination of his contemporaries, who credited him with aiming at the conquest of France and the acquisition of the imperial title.

After a period of stress and uncertainty, due very largely to the variety of denominational creed and polity, matters assumed an easier condition, the missionaries recognizing the national characteristics and aiming at guidance rather than control.

Every one suspected him of aiming at a dictatorship; attacks, not the less formidable for their injustice, were directed against him from all sides, and his cabinet fell on the 26th of January 1882, after an existence of only sixty-six days.

Though his enemies had accused him of aiming at the throne, John was without any taint of disloyalty.

It was revived in a somewhat modified form in 1891 by Tricoupis, who suggested an offensive alliance of the Balkan states, directed against Turkey and aiming at a partition of the Sultan's possessions in Europe.

On the 7th of February and again on the 9th of March the Commons presented articles of accusation dealing chiefly with alleged maladministration and the ill success of the French policy; there was a charge of aiming at the throne by the betrothal of his son to the little Margaret Beaufort, but no suggestion of guilt concerning the death of Gloucester.

Not a rough prophet in the desert like John, not a leader striking for political freedom, not a pretender aiming at the petty throne of the Herods, not even a great rabbi, building on the patriotic foundation of the Pharisees who had secured the national life by a new devotion to the ancient law.

His sympathies were with the Jacobites, whom he kept informed of all the negotiations for the union; in 1713 he took part in an abortive movement aiming at the repeal of the union.

The epistle, on the other hand, rather takes the place of a public speech, it is written with an audience in view, it is a literary form, a distinctly artistic effort aiming at permanence; and it bears much the same relation to a letter as a Platonic dialogue does to a private talk between two friends.

He learned from him to be not a mere scholar, but something more - an acute observer, never losing sight of the actual world, and aiming not so much at correcting texts as at laying the foundation of a science of historical criticism.

But Ubie, who was aiming at the crown, soon attacked Ras Ali, and after several indecisive campaigns proclaimed himself negus of Tigre.

The offer was not accepted, and Mr. Law, though he joined the Buckingham Palace Conference in a last hope of aiming at a reasonable settlement, was anticipating the immediate outbreak of civil war in Ireland when the World War supervened.

From the first he posed as an opponent of the Mountain, accused Robespierre of aiming at the dictatorship (25th of September 17 9 2), attacked Marat, and proposed to break up the commune of Paris.

In the autumn of 1864 the Confederate general, Sterling Price, aiming to enter Kansas from Missouri but defeated by General Pleasanton's cavalry, retreated southward, zigzagging on both sides of the Missouri-Kansas line.

These confidants, the duke of Buckingham, the lords Howard and Lovel, and a few more, must have known from an early date that he was aiming at the crown, though it is improbable that they suspected that his plan involved the murder of the rightful heirs as well as mere usurpation.

Club, but, by attempting to establish throughout the country a network of affiliated clubs, were apparently aiming at setting up in Great Britain the Jacobin idea of popular control.

For, while hitherto the debate had turn.ed on the technical points whether an affirmation could be substituted for an oath, or whether a person who had declared that an oath had no meaning for him could properly be sworn, the end at which Bradlaughs opponents were thenceforward aiming was the imposition of a new religious testthe belief in a Godon members of the House of Commons.

His favourite adviser was the Jew Suss Oppenheimer, and it was thought that master and servant were aiming at the suppression of the diet and the introduction of the Roman Catholic religion.

Barbaroux accused Robespierre of aiming at a dictatorship, and Buzot demanded a guard recruited in the departments to protect the Convention.

However far back we go in the history of humanity, if the presence of consciousness be admitted at all, it will be necessary to admit also the presence to consciousness of an ideal which can be accepted or rejected, of a power of looking before and after, and aiming at a future which is not yet fully realized.

If, therefore, one could correctly read and interpret the activity of these powers, one knew what the gods were aiming to bring about.

In 1450 Hunyadi went to Pressburg to negotiate with Frederick the terms of the surrender of Ladislaus V., but no agreement could be come to, whereupon the Cilleis and Hunyadi's other enemies accused him of aiming at the throne.

Full disclosure, I think he was aiming for the … thing beside me.

Elise was there, one hand aiming the laser at the raging man with the other hand planted on Lana's shoulder to prevent her from entering the potential line of fire.

In the past we have worked closely with youth workers, teachers and electoral administrators aiming to increase democratic participation among young people.

We are also aiming to develop a positive approach to diversity within the staff team.

The time they are aiming to beat as camella, the pantomime camel, is 4 hours 36 mins.

I am not aiming to give a full exposition or assessment of the Private Language Argument here.

The groups are members of opposing political factions, each aiming to be the first to land on Earth.

This page is the aiming to be the definitive guide for anyone who is a home owner.

I begin to realize that they are acrobats aiming at loftier heights than those of the dome.

There is a mass campaign aiming to mobilize 100,000 teachers with the aim of eradicating illiteracy.

The results I am aiming for would be something like traditional oils, not heavy impasto, and some very detailed work.

What are we really aiming for when we try to embed intelligence in all the objects around us?

Vodafone Big Idea Vodafone is aiming to discover the next great British invention or business idea.

When properly oriented, the aiming circle or G/VLLD provides direction to the nearest mil.

We are aiming to become paperless in a staged development.

Here you're required to make use of the left analog stick to shift your aiming reticule around the screen.

He is motivated to achieve high scores - even aiming for 100% at each session.

The effect you're aiming at is a babble, but make sure everyone pronounces their own words clearly or it just sounds sloppy.

As an athlete you should always be aiming to advance your physical capacities, adding a maintenance phase will only stagnate your progression.

Scott himself shared Morritt's view that in aiming for solemnity Raeburn had given him a somewhat stolid air.

There are many charities like hers which are aiming to provide material sustenance.

I asked my dad what he thought about penalty takers not aiming for the middle of the goal.

Thomas will in no doubt be aiming to help continue the trend on Saturday.

The red dot aiming system, visible only through the bright, clear viewfinder, offers a very accurate point for taking readings.

Since then he has hired a top winemaker, and is aiming to become the top producer in Bergerac.

Before the meeting of the notables in 1787 he had succeeded his father as duke of Orleans, and showed his liberal ideas, which were largely learnt in England, so boldly that he was believed to be aiming at becoming constitutional king of France.

In 1798 his Address to the People of Great Britain, enforcing resistance to French arms and French principles, ran through fourteen editions, but estranged him from many old friends, who accused him, probably with injustice, of aiming to make his peace with the government.

He was charged with aiming at a dictatorship, with permitting or even encouraging the imprisonment, torture and execution without trial of political opponents, with maladministration of the finances and with aggression against the neighbouring states.

In 1794 he tried again his commercial weapons, introducing in the House of Representatives resolutions based on Jefferson's report on commerce, advising retaliation against Great Britain and discrimination in commercial and navigation laws in favour of France; and he declared that the friends of Jay's treaty were "a British party systematically aiming at an exclusive connexion with the British government," and in 1796 strenuously but unsuccessfully opposed the appropriation of money to carry this treaty into effect.

It soon took the lead in the confederation, though always aiming at enlarging its own borders, even at great risks (see the article on the canton).

Men say, practically, Begin where you are and such as you are, without aiming mainly to become of more worth, and with kindness aforethought go about doing good.

It was evident that he did not like the vicomte and was aiming his remarks at him, though without looking at him.

Amid the smoke, deafened by the incessant reports which always made him jump, Tushin not taking his pipe from his mouth ran from gun to gun, now aiming, now counting the charges, now giving orders about replacing dead or wounded horses and harnessing fresh ones, and shouting in his feeble voice, so high pitched and irresolute.

Here you 're required to make use of the left analog stick to shift your aiming reticule around the screen.

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The effect you 're aiming at is a babble, but make sure everyone pronounces their own words clearly or it just sounds sloppy.

If I 'm aiming to sprint 25 yards in 15 seconds or so, I can afford to turn over as fast as possible.

Keeping the needle horizontal, advance posterior to the clavicle aiming for the sternal notch.

Scott himself shared Morritt 's view that in aiming for solemnity Raeburn had given him a somewhat stolid air.

Kingdoms pride themselves in providing an unrivaled delivery service, aiming to dispatch packages first class within 12 hours of you placing your order.

Running shorter trains but at increased regular frequency and aiming toward a clockface timetable hitherto unthought of for such long distance services.

If you're aiming for a festive affair, a Mexican fiesta is more in keeping with your plans.

If you are aiming for a more whimsical look, consider looking for more comical or cute sailboat themes.

Will you be hunting small animals like squirrel or rabbits or will you be aiming for deer?

Shorter barrels are lighter, but best in situations where you'll be aiming for targets that close.

The reason a player wants a stick that bends well is because it is detrimental to aiming and creating English.

Add a dash of grenadine, aiming for the side of the glass, not the center of the drink.

Casual-If a casual look is what you are aiming for, consider using a neutral palette to enhance the look of your Mission furniture.

New or existing buildings that are aiming for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification may be eligible for points by reusing office furniture.

Raise their own livestock - This may not be possible for most, but some people aiming for self sufficiency raise their own chickens and cattle.

These systems allow the users to manipulate the direction and focus of the light, aiming light at different areas.

Whether you're aiming for a quaint country theme, a fresh contemporary design or an elegant and formal look, decorator fabrics will help you achieve your goal.

Then the laser light comes into play, aiming its rays at the gel and helping to activate the bleaching compound.

This is not the look you are aiming for!

However, if low-key is what you're aiming for, take comfort in the fact that all of the informal styles you may be in love with from magazines and advertisements will be perfect in a garden setting.

After spending three years in Los Angeles auditioning for numerous roles in film and television, Jessica Biel landed the role that would bring her the stardom for which she was aiming.

Following the acrylic lens example and aiming for a good lightweight lens material, The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company created CR-39.

There's no sort of lock-on system, so it's all about aiming, which isn't the easiest thing to do.

You can aim it high and low and a target indicator lets you know if you aiming at the head or the heart of anywhere if you're aiming below.

Make sure you're aiming for the underside because the outer shell will defect your shots.

Specifically in terms of games if you're after FPS', RPG's (or they're massively online counterparts) then you're probably best aiming for a PC.

From here you can either lock onto an enemy using the left trigger button or click the left joystick to change your view to first-person for more precise aiming.

While aiming, you can enter "Bond mode" which will give you a small aiming reticule that you can move around, allowing you to shoot enemies in specific places.

And with the new "Bond mode" aiming system, it's ridiculously easy to get headshots.

Based on tips I read online, I once upped my swimming skill in a game (single-player, mind you) by aiming my undrownable character at a mid-river piling and rubber-banding the controller joystick into a "swim forward" position.

I encountered lots of slowdown, which affected my aiming and that can get annoying.

Press up on the directional pad and you'll see a dotted line aiming towards the pins.

Your huge rifle ("little friend") has quite a range, so aiming isn't exactly a precise deal.

You can shoot five bullets in quick succession, but if you are aiming at a tank, spread out the bullets so that they travel at your opponent in an arc.

Using the regular Wii Remote is fine for some, but action is quicker and more fluid in shooting games because the light gun creates realism for aiming and reloading.

I found that the punches would "lag" sometimes, and aiming for the right shot was frustratingly difficult at times.

When you aim your shot, you'll get two separate guidelines coming off of the ball that you're aiming at.

You control the firing angle of the ball, aiming it with your mouse pointer at the slowly-moving group of balls on the board.

Also, be careful when you are aiming to shoot at a specific ball while it is in one of those turns, as missed shots are quite common.

You also need to consider carbohydrates if you're aiming for a well balanced diet.

Aiming for the tech savvy bunch, Sprint boasts integrated plans that include computer, BlackBerry and land-phone features to make your digital life a little more harmonious.

While a large number of Internet users tend to prefer Google, Microsoft is aiming to increase its search engine market share with Bing integration in Windows Phone 7.

Vision also involves fixation and eye movement abilities, accommodation (focusing), convergence (eye aiming), binocularity (eye teaming), and the control of hand-eye coordination.

Two experimental procedures aiming to cure DMD have attracted a great deal of attention.

First position is done with the feet turned outwards (towards the sides), aiming toward a straight, 180-degree line with your feet.

Aiming for authenticity and a high degree of dance skill, this school can teach you not only the moves, but also the essence of them, as well as their history.

Whether you're aiming for a silky straight style or a texturized voluminous shag, Nioxin has a product for your every hair whim.

Whether you're looking at the short straight cuts featured in the mid-seasons of Friends, or the long straight style of the last seasons, you are aiming each time for a frizz-free look.

The type of style you are aiming for will determine your need for Tuftrix hair gel or any product that features a rock-like hold.

Use short, vigorous strokes while aiming the dryer down, from the roots to the ends of the hair.

Once you know the job titles you're aiming for, you can check on Salary.com to find out more about what you can expect to earn.

Always phrase things in the best possible way, aiming to come across as capable, confident and pleasant to be around.

If you have a midwife or are aiming for a home birth, your chances of needing a cesarean are less.

If it's modesty you're aiming for, consider a one-piece suit.

While children will usually play with a toy out of pure enjoyment and/or curiosity, aiming the balls can actually encourage good hand/eye coordination as kids play.

Is this a specific, one time cause, or are you aiming to boost the general tithes and offerings for the year?

A first date is the promise of everything that may happen afterwards, even if it's not a long term relationship that you are aiming for; a first date should be fun so that you and your date can enjoy yourselves.

But most importantly, when you're purchasing a Liz Claiborne handbag, you are not aiming for recognition in the fashion industry.

For anyone aiming to just hit the Powerball number, there is a separate selector on the site available for that.

However, learning how to write a movie review can be a helpful skill to have whether you are looking to make a few dimes off of your reviews or are aiming to be the next Ebert.

Typical amounts in these accounts range from $250 to $1,000, with many people aiming to save around $500 to cover minor emergencies.

Typically, these accounts should have at minimum one month's worth of living expenses, with many people aiming to save between three and six months' worth of expenses.

Earth Spirit shoes combine classic styles and current trends, aiming to provide shoes that can be worn anywhere for any occasion.

A higher heel is optimal when you are aiming for a more glamorous look.

While early serials were really aiming at the stay-at-home wife and mother, the modern inventions of TiVo, DVR, VCR, Internet and SOAPnet, let fans catch up with their favorite daytime dramas anytime.

In a scope, the crosshairs help with aiming a rifle.

In aiming to understand how do watches work, we'll need to look at mechanical watches.

They caution that if yoga practitioners are always aiming for the proverbial destination, they'll miss the very important journey of the mind/body/spirit connection yoga provides.

While the soap is still liquid, sprinkle the sea salt on it, aiming for a thick and even coating.

Simply The Best Italian - For the Italian food lover who is aiming to shed some pounds or keep the pounds off, this book offers over 250 timeless Italian dishes.

You also need a target amount of vitamin B12 that you're aiming for each day, but that's something your doctor or dietician can help you establish.

However, you may be aiming for a lot more than the RDI, at least in the short term.

If you're aiming to get stronger, you lift progressively heavier weights and utilize negatives, drop sets and other techniques.

Thus, these are more high-level suggestions aiming to give you an idea of what a suitable program may look like rather than provide in-depth detail.

Perform 10 to 25 repetitions, aiming for the last one or two crunches to be difficult to complete.

A pointer is someone who is particularly good at aiming the ball and getting close to the cochonnet.

In September 2005 the band played alongside Hard-Fi and The Dead 60s st a London gig to launch Virgin Radio Xtreme, a London-based alternative music radio station, aiming to play brand new rock music without any restrictions.

T.I.'s uncle convinced Trey that he was on a path that could only end in death or jail.Trey turned his life around, brought up his grades and by the reunion special was aiming to be the first man in his family to graduate from college.

The treatment involves aiming short, rapid bursts of intense laser light at the birthmark, causing it to stop growing or shrink.

She whirled and sprayed him with the perfume, wildly aiming for his face and almost gagging at the scent.

All men may perhaps be aiming everywhere at the same moral ideal,' but it is absurd to.

Considerable bitterness prevails between the rival confessions, each aiming at political ascendancy, but the government favours none.

Aiming, both in his sermons and ascetical writings, at development of the religious view, the danger of the times as he saw it was not so much in the Protestant reformation, which was an outside influence, but in the direction that religion had taken among the masses.

He even aimed, or was suspected of aiming, at the succession to the crown; but in this hope he was disappointed by the action of the Good Parliament a year before Edward's death, in which it was settled that Richard the son of the Black Prince should be king after his grandfather.

The creation of the so-called " Little Entente," aiming at the preser vation of the status quo in central Europe, was the primary outcome of Czechoslovak foreign policy.

On the 26th of February 1908 the discussion on this bill was continued, Count Arnim defending it on the ground that conciliation had failed and other measures must now be triedl The Poles were aiming at raising their standard of civilization and learning and thus gradually expelling the Germans, and this, together with the rapid growth of the Polish population, constituted a grave danger.

He came back in 1233 from his crusade to suppress a revolt of the eastern cities, which seem to have been aiming at republican independence.

I didn't see the sharp beak aiming for my eyes.